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Leman History Etymology Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Sources

Leman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Etymology of Leman

What does the name Leman mean?

Leman is a name of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from the baptismal name for the son of Leman, which was taken from the personal name Liefman. 1

Early Origins of the Leman family

The surname Leman 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 Leman family

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Leman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Leman have been found, including Leaman, Leamen, Leman, Lemon, Lemmon, Leemon, Limon and many more.

Early Notables of the Leman family

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Leman Ranking

France, the name Leman is the 2,071^st most popular surname with an estimated 3,037 people with that name. 4

Migration of the Leman family to Ireland

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

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Among the first immigrants of the name Leman, or a variant listed above to cross the Atlantic and come to North America were :

Leman Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Miss Katherine Leman, who arrived in Virginia in 1623 aboard the ship "Southampton" 5
Sar Leman, who arrived in Virginia in 1655 6
Thomas Leman, who landed in Maryland in 1676 6
Philip Theodore Leman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1682 6

Leman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Roger Leman, who arrived in Virginia in 1703 6
Peter Leman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1727 6
Christian Leman, who arrived in America in 1730 6
Cristian Leman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1730 6
John Christian Leman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1731 6
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Leman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Margaret Leman, who landed in New York, NY in 1811 6
James Leman, who landed in New York, NY in 1811 6
Edvard Leman, aged 31, who landed in New York in 1827 6
Phillip L Leman, who landed in New York in 1832 6
H Leman, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 6
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Leman migration to Canada +

Leman Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. John Leman U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1784 7

Leman migration to Australia +

Leman Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. William Leman, (b. 1811), aged 21 who was convicted in Somerset, England for life for stealing, transported aboard the "Circassian" on 4th November 1832, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 8
Mr. William Leman, English convict who was convicted in Bristol, England for life, transported aboard the "Augusta Jessie" on 10th August 1838, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 9
Miss Elizabeth Leman, (b. 1831), aged 18, Cornish housemaid from Redruth, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Sir George Seymour" arriving in New South Wales, Australia on 14th May 1849 10
Miss Elizabeth Leman, (b. 1831), aged 18, Cornish housemaid from Redruth, Cornwall, UK departing on 29th January 1849 aboard the ship "Sir George Seymouth" arriving in Port Henry, Geelong, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 14th May 1849 11
F. Leman, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "John Munn" in 1849 12

Contemporary Notables of the name Leman (post 1700) +

Bonnie Lee Hale Leman (1926-2010), American founder of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine, the first quilting-focused magazine in the USA, inducted to the Quilters Hall of Fame in 1982
Louis Leman, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 8th District, 1966
Loren D. Leman (b. 1950), American Republican politician, Civil engineer; Commercial fisherman; Member of Alaska State House of Representatives; Elected 1988, 1990; Member of Alaska State Senate District G, 1993-2002; Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, 2002-06
Lester C. Leman, American Democratic Party politician, Postmaster at Bremen, Indiana, 1934-47 (acting, 1934-35)
Andrew H. Leman (b. 1966), American actor, writer, designer, director, and producer
Robert J. Leman (1922-2006), American science fiction and horror short story author
Loren Dwight Leman (b. 1950), American politician, the 10th Lieutenant Governor of Alaska
Jeremy Jacob Junior "J" Leman (b. 1985), American football linebacker
Richard Alexander Leman O.B.E. (b. 1959), born in East Grinstead, West Sussex, English Olympic gold and bronze medalist for field hockey in 1988, 1984 and 1986, he was appointed Officer of the British Empire on 8th June 2018 13
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Sources +

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)
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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)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 8th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/circassian
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Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, May 30). Ships' Passenger Lists of Arrivals in New South Wales on (1828 - 1842, 1848 - 1849) [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_nsw_1838_on.pdf
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retreived 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_australia_victoria.pdf
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) JOHN MUNN 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849JohnMunnPassengers.htm
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