Lemmen Surname

114,301st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,045 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

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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Lemmen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,7211:9,8121,296
Germany1,4191:56,7347,325
United States6301:575,33247,145
France1021:651,20384,246
Canada671:549,93446,038
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Belgium121:958,05473,966
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
England91:6,190,895170,599
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
China31:455,773,85521,925
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Lemmen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lemmen Come From? nationality or country of origin

Lemmen occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemmen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 114,301st most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,801,618 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Lemmen are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,721 people, or 1 in 9,812. In The Netherlands Lemmen is most frequent in: Limburg, where 41 percent are found, North Brabant, where 17 percent are found and Gelderland, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands Lemmen is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 35 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Lemmen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lemmen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 940 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lemmen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lemmen surname are 40.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.71% 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemmeng9212/
Lemmien9210/
Hlemmen921/
Lemen912,245/
Lemmn911/
Lommen831,405/
Lehmen83629/
Lemoen83409/
Limmen83379/
Lammen83199/
Liemen83177/
Lemeng83163/
Leamen83159/
Leumen83117/
Lement83103/
Lemien8365/
Lemenn8358/
Leemen8354/
Lemmin8337/
Leimen8329/
Lemaen8311/
Lesmen836/
Letmen835/
Lejmen834/
Leymen833/
Laemen833/
Lenmen832/
Lemend832/
Llemen832/
Lemmem831/
Lemeun831/
Lemehn831/
Lemeen831/
Lemmyn831/
Loemen830/
Lemn8062/
Lemming771,495/
Lemmink77203/
Lehmenn7743/
Lesment7731/
Lehment7724/
Lemminn7718/
Loemaen7713/
Leement7713/
Leitmen779/
Lehtmen777/
Lemmion777/
Leamien776/
Leimeng775/
Lemenne773/
Leahmen772/
Llement771/
Lessmen771/
Leimenn771/
Lehmien771/
Leunmen771/
Leymene771/
Lethmen771/
Lehmemn771/
Leemeen771/
Leemeng771/
Lemmyon770/
Leamenn770/
Lemin733,975/
Limen733,448/
Lomen73931/
Lamen73803/
Lemne73103/
Lömen7343/
Lymen7329/
Lemem7313/
Lemén739/
Lemyn735/
Leamn731/
Lemnk731/
Lemnn731/
Leesment71246/
Lemenova7117/
Leahmien7114/
Lemenová712/
Leesmend711/
Leemming710/
Lamien675,965/
Leming672,817/
Lammin67603/
Lemina67408/
Lamoen67373/
Leemin67122/
Lehmim6777/
Laymen6756/
Lameen6756/
Lamaen6747/
Lismen6739/
Limeng6727/
Loemin6722/
Lymmin6721/
Liamen6720/
Lemion6719/
Laimen6719/
Leymenova6716/
Lomuen6713/
Limien6712/
Leymin6712/
Limoen6711/
Limmin679/
Lesmin677/
Lahmen677/
Leamin676/
Loimen676/
Løymen676/
Lomaen674/
Lemyna674/
Liemin673/
Liment673/
Leminn672/
Lehmin672/
Lehmem672/
Lomeen672/
Hleemn672/
Llemin671/
Lemeem671/
Lemimg671/
Lemint671/
Lenmng671/
Laamen671/
L'Emin671/
Hlomen671/
Lommin671/
Limeen671/
Lomehn671/
Lomien671/
Lamuen671/
Lemyon671/
Lemgne671/
Limuen671/
Leminc671/
Hlymen671/
Lomoen670/
Lohmen670/
Laemin670/
Litmen670/
Lihmen670/

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