Lamesa
Lamesa is a city in and the county seat of Dawson County, Texas, United States. Its population was 8,674 at the 2020 census, down from 9,952 at the 2000 census. Located south of Lubbock on the Llano Estacado, Lamesa was founded in 1903. Most of its economy is based on cotton farming. The Preston E. Smith prison unit, named for the former governor of Texas, is located just outside Lamesa.
Meaning & Origin of Lamesa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lamesa is a city in and the county seat of Dawson County, Texas, United States. Its population was 8,674 at the 2020 census, down from 9,952 at the 2000 census. Located south of Lubbock on the Llano Estacado, Lamesa was founded in 1903. Most of its economy is based on cotton farming. The Preston E. Smith prison unit, named for the former governor of Texas, is located just outside Lamesa.
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The Story of Lamesa
Lamesa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1970, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1970: 5 births, good for #7,996 nationwide. About 67% of every Lamesa on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Lamesa last appeared in the published SSA data in 1980, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 15 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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Notable people named Lamesa
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- Barry Corbin , actor
- Steve Freeman , former Buffalo Bills defensive back and NFL referee
- V. O. Key, Jr. , political scientist
- Lynn Morris , bluegrass musician
- Steve Pearce , former U.S. representative from New Mexico
- Bo Robinson , NFL player
- Jerry Taff , journalist
- Don Walser , Country musician
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About the name Lamesa
Lamesa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 15 births in the dataset. Lamesa's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #7,996. Use the chart and map above to compare Lamesa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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