Limner Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Limner Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) Illuminator (of MSS., books, &c.

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Limner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Isle of Man111:4,934490
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Limner (25) may also be a first name.

Limner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) Illuminator (of MSS., books, &c.) [Middle English liminer, lyminer, liminor, Middle English limnen for luminen = enluminen, Old French enluminer, to illuminate (French enlu­mineur, illuminator); Latin illuminare]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Limner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Limner is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Limner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Limner is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Limner are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used forename globally, held by 25 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 13,424,405. In The United States Limner is mostly found in: New York, where 63 percent live, Connecticut, where 22 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Guatemala, where 4 percent live.

Limner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Limner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Limner last name rose 123 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Limner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Limner earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.61% less than the national average, earning $42,023 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leimner9227/
Limnger920/
Linner832,794/
Gliner83181/
Lemner8392/
Limnes8310/
Laimne834/
Limnge832/
Limney831/
Lumner831/
Lner802/
Lingner772,821/
Linnert771,772/
Laimene771,621/
Linnear77415/
Linnerz77156/
Linnerd77105/
Lemnert7721/
Linneer7721/
Glinner7716/
Linnere778/
Linnger777/
Linnier774/
Luinner771/
Lemnier770/
Linne733,427/
Limni73429/
Limna73194/
Gline73129/
Lemne73103/
Linre732/
Lnger732/
Limny731/
Lnerr731/
Lymne731/
Lingnert7116/
Linnerdt711/
Linney673,257/
Linnet671,400/
Lenner671,143/
Linnér67707/
Lemnje67437/
Lionne67400/
Glinne67333/
Linnes67309/
Lynner67197/
Linnie67149/
Lemnge67146/
Lönner67119/
Lienne6799/
Linnea6765/
Limnoi6762/
Lingne6732/
Lønner6721/
Linnee6719/
Limnio6715/
Lne6713/
Lemnea6712/
Lemnie6711/
Lemnei6710/
Linnerová678/
Lemnir677/
Linnir676/
Limnis675/
Lemnee675/
Limnid675/
Limnay673/
Lemneh672/
Linnei672/
Lænner672/
Limnuy672/
Llinne671/
Linnèr671/
Lemnet671/
Lemoenner671/
Lemgne671/
Glinir671/
Leimna671/
Limnyo671/
Linneh671/
Linnge671/
Lismni671/
Linned670/
Linnheart670/
Gliney670/
Limnha670/
Lemney670/

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