Lemings History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Lemings

The present generation of the Lemings family is only the most recent to bear a name that dates back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. Their name comes from having lived in the village of Leeming which was in the county of Yorkshire near the town of Bedale. The surname Lemings is a Habitation name which forms a broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. Habitation names were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. In this case the surname Lemings denotes those who came from Leeming.

Early Origins of the Lemings family

Early History of the Lemings family

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Lemings Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Lemings include Leeming, Leming and others.

Early Notables of the Lemings family

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Migration of the Lemings family

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Lemings were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: Robert Leming arrived in Fort Cumberland in 1774; Thomas Leming settled in Jamaica in 1773.