Show ContentsLammers History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The present generation of the Lammers family is only the most recent to bear a name that dates back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. Their name comes from having lived in the parish of Lammas in the dioceses of Norwich which was registered in the Domesday Book of 1086, as the holding of Ralph de Beaufour. This place-name may also be associated with the village of Lamarsh in the county of Essex. Lamarsh was recorded as a thriving farming community on lands held by Ranulf Peverel.

Early Origins of the Lammers family

The surname Lammers was first found in Norfolk, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Lammers family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lammers research. Another 173 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1190, 1248, 1273, 1360, 1367, 1620 and 1642 are included under the topic Early Lammers History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lammers Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Lammers include Lammas, Lamas, Lammass, Lammasse, Lammesse, Lamnesse, Lammers, Lammis, Lamis and many more.

Early Notables of the Lammers family

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Lammers Ranking

In the United States, the name Lammers is the 8,046th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1] However, in Netherlands, the name Lammers is ranked the 139th most popular surname with an estimated 8,021 people with that name. [2]


United States Lammers migration to the United States +

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Lammers were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:

Lammers Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Herm Heinr Lammers, who landed in America in 1814-1820 [3]
  • Joh Gerh Lammers, who arrived in America in 1830 [3]
  • G B M Franziska Lammers, who landed in North America in 1832-1849 [3]
  • D Fr Lammers, who arrived in North America in 1832-1849 [3]
  • Cath M Lammers, who arrived in America in 1840 [3]
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Lammers (post 1700) +

  • Paula Lammers, American Jazz Vocalist
  • Frank Lammers (b. 1972), Dutch television and film actor
  • Kim Lammers (b. 1981), Dutch field hockey player


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. "Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
  3. 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)


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