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 surname Limers is found most in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Limers? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Limers is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Limers are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Limers is primarily found in: Michigan, where 50 percent reside and New York, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Limers occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 25 percent reside and Sweden, where 25 percent reside.
Limers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Limers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Limers last name declined 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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