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![Show Contents]() Lam History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Lam World RankingIn the United States, the name Lam is the 1,217th most popular surname with an estimated 24,870 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Lam is ranked the 168th most popular surname with an estimated 20,902 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Lam is the 988th popular surname. 3 France ranks Lam as 1,962nd with 3,165 people. 4 Australia ranks Lam as 395th with 9,393 people. 5 Netherlands ranks Lam as 683rd with 2,726 people. 6
 Lam migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Lam Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Rachel Lam, who settled in Virginia in 1635
Lam Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Johannes Lam, aged 6, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1748 7
Lam Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Peter T Lam, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 7
- Pietje T Lam, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 7
- Adrianus T Lam, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 7
- Cornelius T Lam, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 7
- Danl Lam, aged 24, who arrived in New York in 1854 7
| Lam migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Lam Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- James Lam, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1823
| Contemporary Notables of the name Lam (post 1700) | + |
- Mrs. Teresa Christine Lam B.E.M., British Family Liaison Lead for Greater Manchester Police, was appointed Medallist of the British Empire Medal 29th December 2018 for services to Policing and to the community in Manchester 8
- Sam Lam (b. 1987), Canadian soccer player
- Patrick Richard Lam (b. 1968), retired New Zealand rugby union footballer
- Adrian Lam (b. 1970), Australian rugby league football coach and former international player
- Wilfedo Lam (1902-1982), Cuban painter
- Peter Lam Both (b. 1972), Sudanese diplomat of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement
| Historic Events for the Lam family | + |
- Mr. Ali Lam, aged 37, Chinese Third Class passenger from Hong Kong who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and survived the sinking in collapsible C 9
- Mr. Len Lam (d. 1912), aged 23, Chinese Third Class passenger from Hong Kong who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 9
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- "Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
- "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- "Most Common Last Names in Australia." Forebears, https://forebears.io/australia/surnames
- "Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- "Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62507, 28 December 2018 | London Gazette, The Gazette, Dec. 2018, www.thegazette.co.uk/honours-lists
- Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html
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