Lemmon Surname

46,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Lemmon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Leman,' a corruption of Liefman. No doubt in some instances employed as a nickname, meaning dear one, sweetheart; or Leifehild.

'And hail that madyn, my lemman.' - Towneley Mysteries.

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Lemmon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,4011:43,1455,294
England1,1161:49,9276,197
Canada6641:55,4906,577
Australia5511:48,9946,105
Scotland1071:50,0364,328
South Africa861:629,97347,084
New Zealand661:68,61110,369
Israel261:329,14027,831
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
France111:6,038,429280,838
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Wales81:386,81619,671
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
China21:683,660,78330,601
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland521:85,1905,835
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4851:50,2586,124
Scotland651:57,5883,712
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6281:30,8473,725

Lemmon (91) may also be a first name.

Lemmon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Leman,' a corruption of Liefman. No doubt in some instances employed as a nickname, meaning dear one, sweetheart; or Leifehild.

'And hail that madyn, my lemman.' - Towneley Mysteries.

But its use as seen below compels us to place it mainly in the category of fontal names. The forms in the London Directory show little change. It was a familiar joke some few years ago to say that there were two Lemons in the House of Commons and only one Peel.

Leman Bru, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alan fil. Leman, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Eldred Leman, Somerset"., ibid.

Thomas Letman, Oxfordshire, ibid.

William Lemon, of Preston, 1642: Wills at Chester.

1672. James Wynstanley and Elizabeth Leman: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1746. Married — William Lemon and Mary Newman: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

The following has an excrescent 'd', as in Simmonds or Hammond:

1752. Married — John Lemond and Dorcas Massey: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1790. — John Newton and Lucy Lemmon: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A form of Lamont, which see. William Lemmon or Lemmont, writer in Edinburgh, 1686 (RPC., 3. ser. XII, p. 535,539). William Lemmon, feuar in Newmill, 1796 (Moray).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(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

(English) Dweller at, or near, the Lemon (elm);a river in Devonshire; the lover or sweetheart.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Old English, lemman, paramour, sweetheart-an Anglo-Saxon and Chaucerian word. One "Alan, the son of the Leman," occurs in the Hundred Bolls. Its primary meaning seems to be, a person much beloved, or very dear.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(French.) A corruption of Le Mom, the monk.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

1. Same as the German name Lehman, said from lehn-mann, a vassal or feudal tenant. 2. From Anglo-Saxon lah-man, a lawyer (lah-wita, id.).

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Lemmon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lemmon (Russian: Леммон) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lemmon.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemmon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lemmon is the 46,597th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 655,001 people. The surname Lemmon is primarily found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Lemmon reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 998,282nd most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 91 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 8,401 people, or 1 in 43,145. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Ohio, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Lemmon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lemmon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lemmon last name increased 516 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 230 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 165 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lemmon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (48%) in Ireland.

In The United States Lemmon are 16.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.06% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lemmon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.99% more than the national average, earning R 354,060 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.42% less than the national average, earning $22,153,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.91% more than the national average, earning $43,971 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.68% more than the national average, earning $52,007 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemmond921,127/
Leammon9216/
Lemmone929/
Lemmonn922/
Lemmong921/
Lemmont920/
Lemnmon920/
Lemon9146,175/
Lemmoine861/
Lesmmond860/
Leamon832,681/
Lemond831,843/
Leemon83972/
Lemont83818/
Lemone83599/
Lammon83567/
Lemoen83409/
Lemman83181/
Leymon8378/
Letmon8354/
Lemong8351/
Lemoon8350/
Leimon8349/
Liemon8349/
Lehmon8349/
Le'mon8334/
Lemoin8327/
Lhemon8322/
Lemonn8319/
Lommon8310/
Limmon838/
Lemmun837/
Lemmom836/
Lemoun836/
Llemon835/
Lesmon834/
Lenmon833/
Lemuon832/
Leumon832/
Lemoyn831/
Loemon831/
Lemoine7751,466/
Lemoyne771,527/
Lemoing77877/
Lesmond77191/
Lemogne77112/
Leamond7791/
Leimone7789/
Leamont7777/
Limmong7776/
Lemonne7766/
Leymond7753/
Liemohn7733/
Lemoung7724/
Leamman7717/
Lemotin7717/
Leemoon7715/
Lemontt7713/
Leymont7712/
Lemoune7712/
Leimoun776/
Lemonzs775/
Lemonhe775/
Lemount773/
Lemoîne773/
Lemocen773/
Lehmone772/
Leimohn772/
Lemoind772/
Lettmon772/
Lehmonn772/
Leimond772/
Limmond771/
Lesmonn771/
Lessmon771/
Lethmon771/
Leimong771/
Lemmand771/
Lemmane771/
Lemoinc771/
Lemoint771/
Lemound771/
Lehmman771/
Hllemon771/
Lesmont771/
Lehmong771/
Lemmann771/
Lemondt771/
Lemoten771/
Leysmon771/
Leimoon771/
Leimman771/
Leimont771/
Leamonk770/
Leemond770/
Laemoon770/
Laemonn770/
Lennmon770/
Limon73119,903/
Leman7316,576/
Lamon738,774/
Lymon731,812/
Lomon731,146/
Lemun73164/
Lemam7375/
Lémon7327/
Lemom7323/
Lemón7315/
Límon739/
Lemum734/
Lemão733/
Lèmon731/
Lemoigne711,853/
Lemonová71108/
Lemoinne7142/
Leitmont7139/
Lemonova7137/
Lemoisne7136/
Lemongue7118/
Lehmmann718/
Leamonth713/
Lhemoyne712/
Llemoine711/
Lemounck711/
Lehmosen711/
Lessmman711/
Lemongne711/
Leymoune711/
Lemosing711/
Limmonck710/
Leamount710/
Lemoynne710/
Lemousin710/
Leymoyne710/
Lehman6749,328/
Leeman678,005/
Leaman675,667/
Leyman674,901/
Laymon672,890/
Limone672,186/
Leiman671,823/
Lejman671,736/
Lemane671,023/
Lemann67864/
Lesman67862/
Letman67605/
Laimon67487/
Lehmam67460/
Lomman67435/
Lieman67407/
Limman67369/
Lhamon67367/
Laeman67361/
Limond67303/
Lamoon67295/
Lemant67288/
Lahmon67279/
Lemanh67253/
Limont67237/
Leuman67217/
Lemmam67205/
Leymun67199/
Lemang67195/
Loeman67168/
Lenman67165/
Limong67141/
Litmon6795/
Lismon6772/
Limoon6769/
Lemand6753/
Lamman6738/
Lheman6737/
Limoun6734/
Lamoin6730/
Liomon6724/
Lemung6723/
Lomoon6723/
Loimon6714/
Lemund6712/
Limoen6711/
Leemun678/
Leimam676/
Lemaan676/
Lemank675/
Lajmon675/
Lémond675/
Liamon675/
Limmun675/
Leimun675/
Lemhan674/
Lemahn674/
Lemune674/
Hleman673/
Lamonn673/
Limhon673/
Leymonova672/
Linmon671/
Lemanc671/
Lemaun671/
Leamam671/
Leamom671/
Leatmonth671/
Hlimon671/
Lemeun671/
Lemoum671/
Lemham671/
Lémont671/
La'mon671/
Laamon671/
Lemgan671/
Limonn671/
Limamn671/
Leymam671/
Leßman671/
Lhémon671/
Llimon671/
Lemaam671/
Leimoigne671/
Hleehmong671/
Llamon670/
Lehmun670/
Lamhon670/
Leamun670/
Lohmon670/
Lymman670/

Lemmon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lemmon in the Russian language
Леммонlemmon-

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