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Lam
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  • Used in: 2 countries

Origin: Cantonese

Borrowed from Cantonese 林 (lam4) or Cantonese 藍／蓝 (lam4). Doublet of Lin and Lim.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

  • Lâm Variant with diacritics
  • Au Cantonese origin
  • Auyeung Cantonese origin
  • Chan Cantonese origin
  • Ching Cantonese origin
  • Chio Cantonese origin
  • Chiu Cantonese origin
  • Chow Cantonese origin
  • Fung Cantonese origin

Popularity by Country

United States Lam Listen Favorite Share Copy

Rank #706
Frequency 44,385 people (16.45 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 7.82% Hispanic 2.08% Black 0.42% Asian/PI 87.47% Native Am. 0.07% Two+ 2.14%
U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

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