Lemmen Surname
Approximately 4,045 people bear this surname
Lemmen Surname Definition:
(English) 1 Beloved Man [Anglo-Saxon Léofman(n-léof, beloved, dear, + man(n] Eldred Leman.—Hundred Rolls 2 Lover, Sweetheart (m. and from) [Middle English leman, lemman; Early Middle English lefmon, leofman, dear one; Old English léof, beloved, dear + man(n] To have lemmans and lotebies [paramours] Alle hire [their] lif-daies.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1,721 | 1:9,812 | 1,296 |
| Germany | 1,419 | 1:56,734 | 7,325 |
| United States | 630 | 1:575,332 | 47,145 |
| France | 102 | 1:651,203 | 84,246 |
| Canada | 67 | 1:549,934 | 46,038 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 67 | 1:749,533 | 47,599 |
Lemmen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) 1 Beloved Man [Anglo-Saxon Léofman(n-léof, beloved, dear, + man(n] Eldred Leman.—Hundred Rolls 2 Lover, Sweetheart (m. and from) [Middle English leman, lemman; Early Middle English lefmon, leofman, dear one; Old English léof, beloved, dear + man(n] To have lemmans and lotebies [paramours] Alle hire [their] lif-daies.—Piers Plowman, 1659-60.
‘Now deere lemman,’ quod she, ‘go, fareweel.’—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 4240.
Yet still he loves his leman.—Warner, The Patient Countess, 95.
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Lemmen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lemmen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lemmen is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lemmen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 114,301st most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,801,618 people. Lemmen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Lemmen are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,721 people, or 1 in 9,812. In The Netherlands Lemmen is most common in: Limburg, where 41 percent reside, North Brabant, where 17 percent reside and Gelderland, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands this surname is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 35 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.
Lemmen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lemmen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lemmen surname increased 940 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lemmen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lemmen last name are 40.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.71% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Lemmen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 123.15% more than the national average, earning R 530,280 per year; in United States they earn 15.34% more than the national average, earning $49,770 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.96% more than the national average, earning $53,638 CAD per year.
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