Surname

Lamplugh

“enclosure, churchyard”

Lamplugh is a surname from Cumbric.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Lamplugh goes back to Cumbric *lann, meaning “enclosure, churchyard.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Lamplugh comes from Cumbric.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Cumbric *lann (“enclosure, churchyard”), from Cumbric *bluch (“bald, bare”), built from Welsh llan (“parish”) + blwch (“bare”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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