Lema History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Lema family

The surname Lema was first found in Ile-de-France, where this distinguished family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Lema family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lema research. Another 193 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1245, 1608, 1650, 1658 and 1715 are included under the topic Early Lema History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lema Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Le Maistre, Le Maître, Maistre, Maître, Lemaistre, Lemaître, Mestre, Mestre, Maistres and many more.

Early Notables of the Lema family

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Lema Ranking

In the United States, the name Lema is the 10,337^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Lema migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lema Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jose Maria De Lema, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1846 2
Manuel Lema, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1858 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Lema (post 1700) +

Anthony David Lema (1934-1966), American professional golfer, winner of the 1964 Open Championship at the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland; he was killed in an aircraft accident near Chicago two years later
Godbless Jonathan Lema (b. 1976), Tanzanian CHADEMA politician and Member of Parliament for Arusha City
Benigno 'Nino' Lema Mejuto (b. 1964), Spanish retired footballer
Elieshi Lema (b. 1949), Tanzanian writer

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)