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Lamb: Origin, Geographical Distribution
The name was probably taken from the sign of a lamb at an inn, the young of the sheep kind; Welsh, Llamer, to skip; Gaelic, Leum. The primitive Celtic or Gaelic Lam signified armor, as a dart, a blade, or sword; hence, to lam signified to disable, injure, maim, from which we have lame and limp.
Lamb Surname Origin
Lamb: Place of Origin :  London (United Kingdom) |  County Durham (United Kingdom) |  Lancashire (United Kingdom) |  Lothian (United Kingdom) |  Kent (United Kingdom) |  Oxfordshire (United Kingdom)
Lamb: Online Family Trees
LAMB Aston Botterill (Shropshire, England, United Kingdom) 1848 - 1848
LAMB Brookston, St. Louis, Minnestoa (United Kingdom) 1981 - 1981
LAMB Cleobury North (Shropshire, England, United Kingdom) 1882 - 1892
LAMB Monkhopton (Shropshire, England, United Kingdom) 1873 - 1877
LAMB Wrickton, Stottesdon (Shropshire, England, United Kingdom) 1880 - 1880
LAMB Northwich (Cheshire, England, United Kingdom) 1831 - 1831
LAMB Corton Denham Somerset (Somerset, England, United Kingdom) 1802 - 1821
LAMB Corton Denham (Somerset, England, United Kingdom) 1778 - 1850
LAMB Dorset (Dorset, England, United Kingdom) 1909 - 1909
LAMB Northwich (Cheshire, England, United Kingdom) 1874 - 1874

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Lamb: GeneaNet Members
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Lamb: Famous Genealogies
 The surname Lamb is related to the following famous family trees :
        BALL Lucille born BALL Lucille Desiree (1911 - 1989)
        HOLDEN William born BEEDLE William Franklin, Jr. (1918 - 1981)
Lamb: Books that contain this surname
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LAMBA genealogic and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire g by Bernard Burke,...
Author: John Bernard Burke - Published in 1860
... 2ndly, Barbara, da'-l. of Sir John Lamb, Knt. , Brdly, Elizabeth, dau. and co-heir of Edward Bourchier, Earl of Bath ...		 LAMBA catalogue of the names of the early Puritan settlers of the colony of Connecticut : with the time of their arrival in the country and colony : their standing in society, place of residence, condition in life, where from, business, &c., as far as is found on record collected from records
Author: Hinman, R. R. (Royal Ralph), 1785-1868 - Published in 1852
... an only child, viz.. Col. Henry F. Lamb , he m. a cousin, daughter of his uncle, Eliphalet Bulkly , ...
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