Lampert History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The roots of the Lampert family are found in the ancient German state of Bavaria. Lampert is one of the most common styles of German surname, that of patronymics and matronymics - names derived from the given names of the father or mother of their original bearers. Lampert is derived from the Old Germanic name Landbehrt, which means shining land or holy land. The name Lambert, with its many regional variations, was popular both as a first and last name throughout the Middle Ages. This was partly owing to the fame of Bishop Lambertus von Maastricht who lived in the 8th century.

Early Origins of the Lampert family

The surname Lampert was first found in Franconia, where the name could be considered to make a great early contribution to the feudal society which became the backbone of early development of Europe. The name Lambrecht with its many regional variations was much loved both as a first and last name throughout the Middle Ages. This was partly owing to the fame of Bishop Lambertus von Maastricht who lived around 700 AD. The oldest Germanic variation is Land-behrt, meaning literally "shining-land" or "holy-land." The variation Lamprecht especially became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses which played important roles in the tribal and national conflicts of the Middle Ages, where each group sought power and status in an ever-changing territorial profile.

Early History of the Lampert family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lampert research. Another 186 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1088, 1103, 1486, 1523, 1530, 1680, 1698, 1728, 1731, 1777, 1786, 1807 and 1817 are included under the topic Early Lampert History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lampert Spelling Variations

One can encounter great variation in the spelling of surnames: in early times, spelling in general, and thus the spelling of names was not yet standardized; and later, spellings would change with branching and movement of families. Variations of the name Lampert include Lambrecht, Lampert (Northern Germany), Lamprecht (Southern Germany), Lamrecht, Lambreckt, Lamreckt and many more.

Early Notables of the Lampert family

Prominent among members of the name Lampert in this period include Lambert of Hersfeld (d.1088), a German chronicler and historian, who was a Thuringian by birth and became a Benedictine monk. Francis Lambert (1486-1530) was a Protestant reformer who became head of theological faculty in Marburg. Jan Baptist Lambrechts (1680-c.1731) was a Flemish painter mainly...
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Lampert Ranking

In the United States, the name Lampert is the 12,800^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Lampert migration to the United States +

The great European flow of migration to North America, which began in the middle of the 17th century and continued into the 20th century, was particularly attractive to those from Bavaria who wished to escape either poverty or religious persecution. For many Bavarian tenant farmers, the chance to own their own land was a major incentive. So the widespread colonization of the United States began in 1650, when many immigrants from Germany settled in pockets in Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California. In Canada, German settlement centered in Ontario and the prairie provinces. Among those of this surname listed in various historical records were:

Lampert Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Fdwd Lampert, who landed in Virginia in 1739 2
Hans Michael Lampert, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1764 2
Adam Lampert, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1764 2

Lampert Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Brenhard Lampert, who arrived in Texas in 1850-1906 2
Moire Lampert, aged 12, who landed in New York in 1854 2
Victor Lampert, aged 22, who arrived in New York in 1854 2
Karl Lampert, who landed in America in 1871 2

Lampert migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Lampert Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Thomas Lampert, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Sir George Pollock" arriving in Bluff, Southland, South Island, New Zealand in January 1863 3
Mrs. Lampert, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Sir George Pollock" arriving in Bluff, Southland, South Island, New Zealand in January 1863 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Lampert (post 1700) +

James Benjamin Lampert (1914-1978), United States Army Lieutenant General, Superintendent of the United States Military Academy (1963-1966), an early pioneer of nuclear weapons and nuclear power
Jacob Lampert (1856-1921), English-born, American wealthy cigar manufacturer based in St. Louis, Missouri
Harry Lampert (1916-2004), American cartoonist and bridge teacher and writer, artistic co-creator of the DC Comics superhero The Flash
Florian Lampert (1863-1930), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin (1918-1930)
Edward Scott Lampert (b. 1962), American businessman and investor, current Chairman and CEO of Sears Holdings
Bob Lampert, American photographer who has been awarded two Emmy Awards (1982-1987) and four Golden Mike Awards (1969-1975 and 1982), a Sigma Delta Chi Award in Journalism and a State Bar of California Award for Administration of Justice reporting
Zohra Lampert (b. 1937), American actress, best remembered for her starring role in the 1971 cult horror film Let's Scare Jessica to Death, nd for her co-starring role alongside Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty in the 1961 romance film Splendor in the Grass
James Lampert, American appointed Vice-President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1972
Laurence Lampert (b. 1941), Canadian philosopher and leading scholar in the field of Nietzsche studies
Irwin E. Lampert, Canadian jurist, Judge of the Provincial Court of New Brunswick
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Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html