Lam

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese (lam4).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lam (plural Lams)

  1. A surname from Cantonese

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Lam is the 611st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 55554 individuals. Lam is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (87.99%) individuals.

Anagrams


Polish

Etymology

From German Lam.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lam m pers or f

  1. a masculine surname
  2. a feminine surname

Declension

Masculine surname:

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

Derived terms

See also


Tagalog

Etymology

Romanization of Cantonese (lam4)

Proper noun

Lam

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Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Lam is the 1,559th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 6,896 individuals.