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![Show Contents]() Lambe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The surname Lambe is an Anglicization of the Gaelic name Ó Luain. Lambe is a very popular variant of Loane, especially among the scattered Ó Luain sept of Limerick. The name Lambe also came to Ireland through Cromwellian and other settlers from England. 1 Early Origins of the Lambe familyThe surname Lambe was first found in County Limerick, and in the ancient territory of Oriel, the two places in which two separate septs of the same name existed. The chiefs of the Ó Luain sept of Limerick were lords of Deisbeg, but were dispersed throughout Munster after the Anglo-Norman invasion. The Ó Luain sept of Oriel in the north were scattered as well. Early History of the Lambe familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lambe research. Another 20 words (1 lines of text) covering the years 1852 and 1853 are included under the topic Early Lambe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lambe Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Loane, Loan, O'Loane, O'Loan, O'Lowan, O'Luan, Lambe and many more. Early Notables of the Lambe familyNotable among the family name at this time was Lieutenant George H. Lamb, who left a diary of his exploits during his service with the army in Ireland...
Another 27 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Lambe Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lambe RankingIn Newfoundland, Canada, the name Lambe is the 721st most popular surname with an estimated 60 people with that name. 2
 Lambe migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Lambe Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Abra Lambe, who landed in Virginia in 1653 3
- John Lambe, who arrived in Virginia in 1666 3
Lambe Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Adam Lambe, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749 3
- Christian Lambe, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1786-1808 3
Lambe Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Thomas Fountaine Lambe, who landed in New York in 1825 3
- Nenom Lambe, who landed in Mississippi in 1835 3
- Pat Lambe, who arrived in Arkansas in 1874 3
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Lambe Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Michael Lambe, who settled in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, in 1825 4
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Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Lambe Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Anna Lambe, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Princess Helena" in 1850 5
- Decimas Lambe, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Asia" in 1851 6
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- Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Lambe GCB, CVO (1900-1960), Royal Navy admiral, First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff from 1959 until 1960
- Air Vice Marshal Sir Charles Laverock Lambe KCB, CMG, DSO, RAF (1875-1953), Royal Air Force air marshal
- Lawrence Morris Lambe (1849-1934), Canadian paleontologist from the Geological Survey of Canada who first described the diverse and plentiful dinosaur discoveries from the fossil beds in Alberta
- Reggie Lambe (b. 1991), Bermudian professional footballer
- MacLysaght, Edward, Supplement to Irish Families. Baltimore: Genealogical Book Company, 1964. Print.
- The order of Common Surnames in 1955 in Newfoundland retrieved on 20th October 2021 (retrieved from Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland by E.R. Seary corrected edition ISBN 0-7735-1782-0)
- 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)
- Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0
- State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) PANAMA 1850. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850PrincessHelena.gif
- State Library of South Australia. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) ASIA 1851 from London 12 05 1851 and southampton with Captain Roskell, arrived Port Adelaide on 1-09-1851. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1851Asia.htm
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