Lamberton

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

Lamberton (countable and uncountable, plural Lambertons)

1. A placename:
   1. A landed estate in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT967572).
   2. A town 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 384.