Lamont
Lamont, also spelt LaMont, is a surname with several origins, one Scottish, with a branch in Ulster, the other French.
Meaning & Origin of Lamont
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lamont, also spelt LaMont, is a surname with several origins, one Scottish, with a branch in Ulster, the other French.
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The Story of Lamont
Lamont first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1888, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1972, when 1,040 Lamonts were born — ranking #214 that year. As of 2026, Lamont ranks #2,792 for baby boys with 46 births, falling sharply (-34%). In total, more than 24K Lamonts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lamont
Lamont is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1888 and has accumulated 24K births in the dataset. Lamont's peak popularity came in 1972 when it ranked #214. Use the chart and map above to compare Lamont'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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