Lemink History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Lemink

What does the name Lemink mean?

The ancestry of the name Lemink dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in the village of Leeming which was in the county of Yorkshire near the town of Bedale. The surname Lemink 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 Lemink denotes those who came from Leeming.

Early Origins of the Lemink family

The surname Lemink was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Lemink family

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Lemink 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 Lemink have been found, including Leeming, Leming and others.

Early Notables of the Lemink family

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Migration of the Lemink family

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. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Lemink, or a variant listed above: Robert Leming arrived in Fort Cumberland in 1774; Thomas Leming settled in Jamaica in 1773.