Leamon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Ireland

Leamon is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname that came from the baptismal name for the son of Leman, which was taken from the personal name Liefman. 1

Early Origins of the Leamon family

The surname Leamon was first found in Suffolk at Wenhaston, a parish, in the union and hundred of Blything. "The family of Leman had a [family] seat here. The church is an ancient structure in the decorated English style, with a square embattled tower, and contains several monuments to the Leman family." 2

The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 provided some of the earliest records of the family, typically with ancient spellings: Leman Bru in Norfolk; Alan filius Leman in Cambridgeshire; Eldred Leman in Somerset; and Thomas Letman in Oxfordshire. 3

Early History of the Leamon family

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Leamon Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Leamon has been recorded under many different variations, including Leaman, Leamen, Leman, Lemon, Lemmon, Leemon, Limon and many more.

Early Notables of the Leamon family

Notables of the family at this time include Sir John Leman, Lord Mayor of London in 1616; Sir William Leman, 1st Baronet (died 1667), an English politician who sat in the House of...
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Leamon Ranking

In the United States, the name Leamon is the 15,770^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4

Migration of the Leamon family to Ireland

Some of the Leamon family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Leamon migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Leamon or a variant listed above:

Leamon Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

E.B. Leamon, aged 33, who settled in America from London, in 1895

Leamon Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Sydney Brooke Leamon, aged 43, who immigrated to the United States from Scotland, in 1905
Sydney Brooke Leamon, aged 45, who settled in America from London, in 1906
Emma Leamon, aged 25, who landed in America, in 1906
Percy Leamon, aged 25, who immigrated to the United States, in 1922

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/