Lamberton

From Old English lamb (“lamb”) + burna (“stream”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Lamberton (countable and uncountable, plural Lambertons)

1. A placename:
   1. A hamlet and locality in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Berwickshire (OS grid ref NT967572).
   2. A town and township in Redwood County, Minnesota, United States.
   3. An unincorporated community in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.
   4. An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lamberton is the 24838^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1002 individuals. Lamberton is most common among White (95.21%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lamberton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 384.