Lam

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 林 (lam4).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /læm/

Proper noun

Lam (plural Lams)

  1. A surname​.

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

Tagalog

Etymology

Romanization of Cantonese 林 (lam4)

Proper noun

Lam

  1. A Filipino-Chinese surname​ of Cantonese origin.

Statistics

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

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