Lambert (name)

Lambert is an English and French given name and surname. It is from the Low German form of the anthroponymic name Landberht from the Old High German land "(home) land" and beraht "bright".

It is one of the most common French surnames with a total number of birth in France between 1966 and 1990 around 18,000 births. variant forms include : Lamberty, Lambertot, Lamberton.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 36.1% of all known bearers of the surname Lambert were residents of the United States (frequency 1:3,039), 26.4% of France (1:765), 8.5% of England (1:1,983), 7.3% of Canada (1:1,533), 4.9% of Belgium (1:705), 2.8% of Australia (1:2,604), 2.4% of Nigeria (1:22,741), 1.5% of Germany (1:16,231) and 1.4% of South Africa (1:12,113).

In Belgium, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:705) only in one region: Wallonia (1:296).

In France, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:765) in the following regions:

• 1. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (1:447)
• 2. Pays de la Loire (1:508)
• 3. Grand Est (1:560)
• 4. Normandy (1:573)
• 5. Centre-Val de Loire (1:661)
• 6. Guadeloupe (1:670)
• 7. French Guiana (1:677)
• 8. Hauts-de-France (1:715)

People with the given name

• Lambert, Bishop of Ostia (c. 1036–1130), became Pope Honorius II
• Lambert, Margrave of Tuscany (fl. 929–931), also count and duke of Lucca
• Lambert (pianist) (fl. 2014), stage name of German pianist Paul Lambert
• Lambert le Bègue, 12th century Belgian priest
• Lambert de Monte, also known as Lambert of Cologne (1430/5–1499), Dutch scholastic and Thomist
• Lambert of Ardres, (c. 1160–after 1203) 12th century French chronicler
• Lambert of Cologne, also known as Lambert de Monte (1430/5–1499), Dutch scholastic and thomist
• Lambert of Gallura (d. 1225), giudice of Gallura, Sardinia
• Lambert of Hersfeld (c. 1024–c. 1088), Thuringian chronicler
• Lambert of Maastricht (c. 636 – c. 700), bishop, saint, and martyr
• Lambert of St-Bertin or Lambert of St-Omer (born c. 1060), medieval encyclopedist
• Lambert I of Leuven (c. 950–1015), count of Leuven
• Lambert II, Count of Leuven (1041–1063), count of Leuven
• Lambert I of Nantes (fl. 818–836), count of Nantes and duke of Spolete
• Lambert II of Nantes (fl. 843–851), count of Nantes
• Lambert III of Nantes (fl. 851–862), pretender to the County of Nantes
• Lambert I of Spoleto (d. 880), duke and margrave of Spoleto
• Lambert II of Spoleto (c. 880–898), Holy Roman Emperor
• Lambert II, Count of Lens (d. 1054), count of Lens
• Lambert Adelot (b. 1898), Belgian field hockey player
• Lambert Amon Tanoh (b. 1926), Ivorian politician
• Lambert Bartak, American organist
• Lambert Beauduin (1873–1960), Belgian monk, founder of Chevetogne Abbey, Belgium
• Lambert Blackwell Larking (1797–1868), English clergyman and antiquarian
• Lambert Bos (1670–1717), Dutch scholar
• Lambert Cadwalader (1742–1823), American merchant
• Lambert Croux (1927–2020), Belgian politician
• Lambert Daneau (c.1535–c.1590), French jurist and Calvinist theologian
• Lambert Ferri (fl. c. 1250–1300), trouvère and cleric at the monastery at Saint-Léonard, Pas-de-Calais
• Lambert Folkers (d. 1761), Nova Scotia politician
• Lambert Grimaldi (1420–1494), Lord of Monaco
• Lambert Hamel (b. 1940), German actor
• Lambert Heinrich von Babo (1818–1899), German chemist
• Lambert Hillyer (1889–1969), American director and screenwriter
• Lambert Hitchcock (1795–1852), American furniture manufacturer
• Lambert Lombard (1505–1566), painter and architect from the Low Countries
• Lambert Mascarenhas, 20th century Indian journalist
• Lambert McKenna (1870–1956), Irish scholar, editor and lexicographer
• Lambert Meertens (b. 1944), Dutch computer scientist
• Lambert Murphy (b. 1885), American tenor
• Lambert Quetelet (1796–1874), alternate name of Adolphe Quételet, Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist
• Lambert Redd (1908–1986), American athlete
• Lambert Schaus (1908–1976), Luxembourgian politician
• Lambert-Sigisbert Adam (1700–1759), French sculptor
• Lambert Simnel (c. 1477–c. 1525), child pretender to the throne of England
• Lambert Sustris (c. 1515–20–c. 1584), Dutch painter
• Lambert van Nistelrooij (b. 1953), Dutch politician
• Lambert of Vence (1084–1154), Bishop and saint
• Lambert Verdonk (b. 1944), Dutch football player
• Sir Lambert Ward, 1st Baronet (1875–1956), British politician
• Lambert Wickes (1735–1777), American Continental Navy Captain
• Lambert Wilson (born 1958), French actor

People with the surname

A

• Adam Lambert (b. 1982), American recording artist, stage actor
• Adelaide Lambert (1907–1996), American swimmer
• Adrian Lambert (b. 1972), English bassist and songwriter
• Adrien Lambert (1913–2003), Canadian politician
• Alain Lambert (b. 1946), French politician
• Albert Bond Lambert (1875–1946), American aviator
• Albert Edward Lambert (1870–1929), British architect
• Alice Elinor Lambert (1886–1981), American writer
• Alison Lambert (b. 1977), British clarinetist
• Allen Lambert (1911–2002), Canadian banker
• Andrew Lambert (b. 1951), English historian
• Angela Lambert (1940–2007), British journalist
• Ann Lambert (b. 1957), Canadian playwright and author
• Anne Louise Lambert (b. 1955), Australian actress
• Anne-Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles, Marquise de Lambert (1647–1733), French writer and salonnière
• Annie Lambert (b. 1946), British actress
• Sir Anthony Lambert (1911–2007), British ambassador
• August Lambert (1916–1945), German Luftwaffe fighter ace
• Aylmer Bourke Lambert (1761–1842), British botanist

B

• Bob Lambert (cricketer) (1874–1956), Irish cricketer
• Bob Lambert (academic) (born 1952), English member of the Special Demonstration Squad and academic
• Bob Lambert (executive) (c. 1957–2012), American media executive with The Walt Disney Company
• Brad Lambert (American football) (b. 1965), American football coach
• Brian Lambert (footballer, born 1936) (1936–2007), English footballer

C

• Cecil Lambert, (1864–1928) British admiral
• Charles de Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
• Charles Lambert (disambiguation)
• Charles Lucien Lambert (1828–1896), American composer
• Chris Lambert (disambiguation)
• Christophe Lambert (disambiguation)
• Christopher Lambert (disambiguation)
• Claude Lambert (b. 1969), Canadian boxer
• Clayton Lambert (b. 1952), Guyana cricketer
• Cliff Lambert, English rugby league footballer of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
• Cody Lambert (b. 1961), American rodeo rider
• Constant Lambert (1905–1951), British composer
• Craig Lambert (b. 1968), Australian rules footballer

D

• Dan Lambert (b. 1970), Canadian ice hockey player
• Daniel Lambert (1770–1809), British prison keeper, famous for his obesity
• David Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people with this name
• Denis Lambert (b. 1961), Canadian boxer
• Denny Lambert (b. 1970), Canadian ice hockey player
• Derek Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
• Diane Lambert, American statistician
• Dion Lambert (born 1969), American football player
• Donald Lambert (1904–1962), American jazz stride pianist
• Dorothea Lambert Chambers (1878–1960), British tennis player

E

• E. M. Lambert (1905–2000), American college football coach
• Eddie J. Lambert (b. 1956), Louisiana politician
• Edie Lambert (b. 1968), American television journalist
• Eleanor Lambert (1903–2003), American fashion pioneer
• Eleanor Lambert (cricketer) (d. 1994), South Africa and Natal Test cricketer
• Elizabeth Lambert, maiden name of Jane Shore (c. 1445–c. 1527), mistress of King Edward IV of England
• Elizabeth Lambert, pen name of contemporary author Penelope Williamson
• Eric Lambert (author) (1918–1966), Australian author
• Eric Lambert (English footballer) (1920–1979), English footballer
• Eric Lambert (Belgian footballer) (1936–2020), Belgian footballer
• Erwin Lambert (1909–1976), Nazi SS officer and Holocaust perpetrator
• Eugene Lambert (fl. 1960–1990), Irish puppeteer

F

• Francis Lambert (c. 1486–1530), French Protestant theologian
• Frank Lambert (disambiguation):
  • Frank L. Lambert (born 1918), professor emeritus of chemistry at Occidental College, Los Angeles
  • Franklin T. Lambert (fl.1990), professor of history at Purdue University
  • Frank Lambert (curator), Director of the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, 1933 to 1953
  • Frank Lambert (inventor) (1851–1937), French American inventor
  • Frank Lambert (American football) (born 1943), American football punter
• Franz Lambert (b. 1948), German composer and organist

G

• Gary Lambert (politician), American politician
• Garry Lambert, contemporary Australian politician
• Gavin Lambert (1924–2005) British American screenwriter, novelist and biographer
• Geert Lambert (b. 1968), Belgian politician
• Geoffrey Lambert, a Progressive Conservative Party candidate in the 2000 Canadian federal election
• George Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
• Gordon Lambert (1919–2005), Irish art collector
• Graham Lambert, member of the band Inspiral Carpets
• Grant Lambert (b. 1977), Australian cricketer
• Greg Lambert (disambiguation)
• Gustave Lambert (1824– 71), French hydrographer and navigator

H

• Ham Lambert (1910–2006), Irish cricketer and Rugby Union player
• Hans Lambert (1928–unknown), Austrian chess player
• Harold Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
• Harry Lambert (1918–1995), Australian cricketer
• Henri Lambert (1872–1934), Belgian engineer and glass works owner

I

• Isaac Cowley Lambert (1850–1909), British solicitor and Conservative Member of Parliament.

J

• Jack Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
• Jacques Lambert (1891–1947), French architect
• Jane Lambert, maiden name of Jane Shore (c. 1445–c. 1527), mistress of King Edward IV of England
• Janet Lambert (1893–1973), American playwright
• Jason Lambert (b. 1977), American mixed martial artist
• Jean Lambert (b. 1950), politician
• Jenna Lambert (born 1991), Canadian disabled swimmer
• Jérôme Lambert (b. 1957), French politician
• Jerry Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
• Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728–1777), a Swiss polymath (mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and philosopher)
• John Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
• John Lambert of Creg Clare (1645 – c.1669), Irish soldier and Royalist
• Johnny Woodly Lambert (b. 1980), Costa Rican footballer
• Joseph-François Lambert, (1824–1873), French adventurer and diplomate
• Joseph Malet Lambert (1853–1931), English Canon of York
• Joyce Lambert (1916–2005), English botanist and stratigrapher

K

• Karel Lambert (b. 1928), philosopher and logician
• Karl Lambert (1815–1865), Russian general
• Kathy Lambert, contemporary American politician
• Ken Lambert (1928–2002), English footballer
• Kent Lambert, contemporary American politician
• Kit Lambert (1935–1981), English record producer

L

• Lane Lambert (b. 1964), Canadian ice hockey player
• Laura Lambert, alternate name of Russian spy Elena Miller
• Lillian Lincoln Lambert (fl. 1967–2001), American businesswoman
• Lisa Lambert, Canadian actress, writer and composer
• Lisa Lambert (politician), Canadian politician
• Lisa Michelle Lambert, an American convicted murderer
• Louis Lambert (b. 1940), American politician
• Rev. Dr. Louis A. Lambert (1835–1910), Irish-American cleric, newspaper publisher and Volapükologists
• Lucien-Léon Guillaume Lambert, French pianist and composer.

M

• Marcel Lambert (1919–2000), Canadian politician
• Marie Lambert (1935–1961), Swiss motorcycle racer
• Margaret Bergmann Lambert (1914–2017), German athlete
• Marjorie F. Lambert (1908–2006), American anthropologist and archaeologist
• Mark Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
• Mary Lambert (director) (b. 1951), American director
• Mary Lambert (singer) (b. 1989), American singer-songwriter
• Melanie Lambert and Fred Palascak (b. 1974 and 1975 respectively), pair ice skating team
• Mercedes Lambert, pseudonym of Douglas Anne Munson (1948–2004), attorney, teacher and writer
• Michael Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
• Michelle Lambert (b. 1985), American pop singer
• Michel Lambert (1610–1696), French singing master, theorbist and composer
• Mick Lambert (b. 1950), British football player
• Mieszko II Lambert (990–1034), king of Poland
• Miranda Lambert (b. 1983), American country music singer
• Moy Lambert (1550–1625), Dutch vice admiral

N

• Nadine Lambert (1926–2006), American psychology professor
• Nathalie Lambert (b. 1963), Canadian short-track speed skater
• Neal E. Lambert (b. 1934), American professor of literature
• Nicolas-Eustache Lambert Dumont (1767–1835), Canadian seigneur
• Nigel Lambert (born 1944), British actor
• Norman Platt Lambert (1885–1965), Canadian politician

P

• Paul Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
• Paula Lambert (b. 1943), American cook
• Pee Wee Lambert (1924–1965), American mandolinist
• Percy E. Lambert (1881–1913), car racer, first person to cover a hundred miles in an hour
• Peter Lambert, any of several people with this name
• Phyllis Lambert (b. 1927), Canadian millionaire and philanthropist
• Pierre Lambert (1920–2008), French trotskyist
• Pierre Lambert de la Motte (1624–1679), French bishop and founding member of the Paris Foreign Missions Society
• Piggy Lambert (1888–1958), American basketball coach

R

• Rachel Lambert Mellon (b. 1910), American philanthropist and art collector
• Rae Lambert, 20th century British author
• Raoul Lambert (b. 1944), Belgian football player
• Ray Lambert (b. 1922), Welsh football player
• Raymond Lambert (1914–1997), Swiss climber
• Rickie Lambert (b. 1982), English football player
• Richard Lambert (b. 1944), British businessman
• Richard Lambert (handballer) (b. 1948), Canadian handball player
• Richard S. Lambert (1894–1981), Canadian author
• Rudy Lambert (fl. 1940s), American member of the California Communist Party

S

• S. H. Lambert, pen name of British writer Stephen Southwold (1887–1964)
• Samuel M. Lambert (1914–1991), American president of the National Education Association during the administration of Richard M. Nixon
• Sarah Lambert (b. 1970), Australian actor and producer
• Scrappy Lambert (1901–1987), American jazz band vocalist
• Sep Lambert (1876–1959), Irish cricketer
• Sheela Lambert (b. 1956), American civil rights activist
• Simon Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
• Stephen Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
• Steve Lambert (artist) (b. 1976), American artist

T

• Thomas Lambert, any of several people with this name
• Tony Lambert, 20th century British diplomat

V

• Verity Lambert (1935–2007), British television producer

W

• Ward Lambert (1888–1958), American college basketball coach
• Wilfred G. Lambert (1926–2011), British archaeologist
• William Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name

Y

• Yumi Lambert (b. 1995), Belgian fashion model
• Yves Lambert (b. 1936), French aerospace engineer
• Yvon Lambert (b. 1950), Canadian ice hockey player
• Yvonne Lambert, member of the band The Octopus Project

In British peerage

• Viscount Lambert, British peerage title created in 1945
• Lambert Baronets, British baronetage title created in 1711

Fictional characters

• Alfred, Chip, Denise, Enid, and Gary Lambert, characters in Jonathan Franzen's 2001 novel "The Corrections"
• Darien Lambert, main character of the series Time Trax
• Eve Lambert, character from the American television series Port Charles
• Irving Lambert, a major character in the Splinter Cell franchise
• Lambert Strether, character from Henry James's 1903 novel The Ambassadors
• Val Lambert, character from the British soap opera Emmerdale
• Chuck Lambert, character from Season 1 episode 4 ("Phantom Traveller") of "Supernatural"
• Joan Lambert, character from the 1979 film Alien

See also

• Lambert (musician) (disambiguation)
• Lamberg
• Lambertus
• Lampert
• Lamprecht (surname)

External links

• The Lambert Surname (part of the Lambert DNA Project site)