Lamplugh

English

Etymology

From Cumbric *lann (“enclosure, churchyard”) + Cumbric *bluch (“bald, bare”) (compare Welsh llan (“parish”) +‎ blwch (“bare”)).

Proper noun

Lamplugh (countable and uncountable, plural Lamplughs)

1. A village and civil parish in Copeland borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY0820).
2. A habitational surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lamplugh is the 119508^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 145 individuals. Lamplugh is most common among White (95.86%) individuals.

References

• Survey of English Place-Names

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lamplugh”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 386.