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Early Origins of the Lemos family

The surname Lemos was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where this noble family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Lemos family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lemos research. Another 240 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1303, 1364, 1420, 1455, 1500, 1506, 1513, 1604, 1605, 1626, 1641, 1665, 1668, 1685 and 1727 are included under the topic Early Lemos History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lemos Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Le Moyne, Lemoyne, Lemoine, Lemoines, Le Moynes, Le Moine, Moine, Moines, Loynes, Les Moines and many more.

Early Notables of the Lemos family

Notable amongst the family in this period was Nicolas Lemoyne, Lord of Vernon during the 1500's; Pierre-Antoine Lemoine (1605-1665) was a French painter from Paris, known for still lifes; Charles le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay (1626-1685), born in Dieppe, Normandy, he came to New France in 1641 and became Lord of Longueuil in Canada; Simon...
Another 56 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Lemos Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lemos Ranking

In the United States, the name Lemos is the 6,749th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1


United States Lemos migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lemos Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Marcelino Lemos, who arrived in Alabama in 1922 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Lemos (post 1700) +

  • Benjamin de Lemos, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1888, 1892, 1896 3
  • Sandra Lemos (b. 1989), Colombian shot put athlete at the 2012 Summer Olympics
  • Carlos Apolinar Lemos Simmonds (1933-2003), Colombian politician and journalist, President and Vice President of Colombia in 1997
  • Fagner Conserva Lemos (b. 1989), Brazilian footballer
  • Ronaldo Lemos da Silva Júnior (b. 1976), Brazilian academic and commentator on copyright, technology and culture, Project Lead of the Creative Commons Brazil
  • Ana Cláudia Lemos Silva (b. 1988), Brazilian six-time gold and two-time silver medalist track and field athlete
  • Yair Lemos (b. 1986), Brazilian footballer


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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