Lamanby

This interesting surname of English origin is a locational name from a place so called in Cumberland, deriving from the given name Lambin, itself a French short form of the German personal name Lambert, composed of the elements "land" meaning "land" or "terriroty" plus "berht" "bright" or "famous", plus "by" meaning "farm", hence, "Lambin's farm". The surname dates back to the late 16th Century, (see below). Variations in the idiom of the spelling include Lammonby, Lemonby, Lemmanbie, Lamanby, etc. George, son of Jo. Lamanby, was christened on November 4th 1576, at Dalston, Cumberland. One, William Lemonby married Elizabeth Durance, at St. Dunstan, Stepney, on May 26th 1705, and Frances Lamonby was christened at St. Mary, Lambeth on June 14th 1837. One, William Farguharson, son of William and Susanna Hamonby, was christened at Christ Church, Camberwell, on March 15th 1840. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of John Lamonby, christened, which was dated 1573, at Dalton, Cumberland, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1, known as "Good Queen Bess", 1558 - 1603. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.