Limers Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Limers Surname Definition:
No such name is to be found in the Nobiliaire de Normandie; yet Dugdale tells us that Henry V., in 1418, granted to Sir James de Fiennes (afterwards Lord Say) “the Lordship of De la Court le Compte, within the Bayliwick of Caux, in Normandy, part of the possessions of the Lord of Lymers.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Limers Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
No such name is to be found in the Nobiliaire de Normandie; yet Dugdale tells us that Henry V., in 1418, granted to Sir James de Fiennes (afterwards Lord Say) “the Lordship of De la Court le Compte, within the Bayliwick of Caux, in Normandy, part of the possessions of the Lord of Lymers.” William de Lymars, of Leicestershire, fought in the Baronial army temp. Henry III. Stanton-Lymar, by Keworth, Notts, took its name from John de Lymare, who, held it 30 Ed. I., apparently in right of his wife Cecily. Dom. John de Lymar occurs in the Register of Selby. - Burton's Monas. Ebor. In 1257, on the death of John de St.Amand, it was found that his sister Lucy, then the wife of Sir John de Lymare, was his next heir.—Archæologia Cantiana. In the previous reign, William de Limeres held some land at Comelessend, Hampshire, of the King in capite, by the service of hunting the wolf with the King’s dogs.—Harl. MS. No. 708, p. 8.
A Norman name: a local name Domesday Book de Limesi. Limours; a local name
Liof: another misreading or misprint. Liof was a Saxon who held under Edward the Confessor.
Limers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Limers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Limers occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Limers? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Limers live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.
It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Limers is most numerous in: Michigan, where 50 percent live and New York, where 50 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Latvia, where 25 percent live and Sweden, where 25 percent live.
Limers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Limers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Limers last name fell 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luimers | 92 | 39 | / |
| Leimers | 92 | 3 | / |
| Limmers | 92 | 2 | / |
| Luijmers | 86 | 12 | / |
| Lümers | 83 | 48 | / |
| Limars | 83 | 13 | / |
| Lumers | 83 | 5 | / |
| Lemers | 83 | 3 | / |
| Limors | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lymers | 83 | 0 | / |
| Lemmers | 77 | 1,921 | / |
| Lemeurs | 77 | 431 | / |
| Luemers | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lesmers | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lämmers | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lumiers | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leemers | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luymers | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lehmers | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lummers | 77 | 1 | / |
| Limmars | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lumors | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lemars | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lemors | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leemars | 62 | 14 | / |
| Lemarsh | 62 | 3 | / |
| Lemmors | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lemmars | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lummors | 62 | 0 | / |
| Leemhors | 57 | 1 | / |
| Leemaars | 57 | 1 | / |
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