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Early Origins of the Lemire family

The surname Lemire was first found in Anjou, a former county, duchy and province centred on the city of Angers in the lower Loire Valley of western France.

Early History of the Lemire family

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Lemire Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lemire, Lemière, Lemierre, Mire, Miret, Mirey, Mireur, Mireux and many more.

Early Notables of the Lemire family

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Lemire World Ranking

In the United States, the name Lemire is the 6,354^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Lemire is ranked the 574^th most popular surname with an estimated 8,651 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Lemire is the 249^th popular surname. 3 France ranks Lemire as 3,361^st with 2,000 - 2,500 people. 4

Lemire migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lemire Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Louis LeMire, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 5
Gilles Lemire lived in New Orleans in 1726

Lemire Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joseph Lemire, aged 39, who immigrated to the United States, in 1893
Adolphe Lemire, aged 27, who landed in America, in 1895

Lemire Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Madeleine Lemire, aged 20, who immigrated to America from Le Erblon, France, in 1908
Joseph Lemire, aged 23, who landed in America from Paris, France, in 1912
George LeMire, aged 30, who settled in America, in 1914
Alfred Lemire, aged 23, who immigrated to the United States, in 1923
Marcel Lemire, aged 18, who immigrated to the United States, in 1923
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Lemire migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lemire Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Jean Lemire (1625-1685), the son of Mathurin Lemire and Jeanne Bouvier, originally from Rouen in Normandy, progenitor of the family in Canada, he became Mayor of Quebec City
Jean Lemire, son of Mathurin and Jeanne, who married Louise Marsolet, daughter of Nicolas and Marie, in Quebec on 20th October 1653 6
Joseph Lemire, son of Jean and Louise, who married Anne Hédouin, daughter of Jacques and Jeanne, in Quebec on 1st April 1685 6
Isaac Lemire, son of Nicolas and Jeanne, who married Hélène Damours, daughter of Nicolas and Madeleine, in Batiscan, Quebec on 5th June 1686 6

Lemire Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Jean Lemire, son of Jean and Louise, who married Élisabeth Bareau, daughter of Jean and Jeanne, in Montreal, Quebec on 30th July 1703 6
Michel Lemire, son of Isaac and Hélène, who married Élisabeth Lemerle, daughter of René and Anne-Antoinette, in Lorette, Quebec on 7th August 1713 6
Charles Lemire, son of Joseph and Jeanne, who married Élisabeth Choret, daughter of Robert and Jeanne, in Quebec on 23rd July 1719 6
Noel-Joseph Lemire, son of Joseph and Jeanne, who married Marie-Geneviève Parant, daughter of René and Marie-Madeleine, in Quebec on 26th December 1726 6
Joseph Lemire, son of Jean-Fraçois and Françoise, who married Madeleine Gaudry, daughter of Jacques and Marie, in Varennes, Quebec on 4th November 1727 6
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Contemporary Notables of the name Lemire (post 1700) +

William A. Lemire (1877-1931), American politician, Mayor of Escanaba, Michigan, 1912; Member of Michigan State House of Representatives from Delta County, 1917-18; Member of Michigan State Senate 30th District, 1919-22 ; Candidate in Republican primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1924
Robert Eugene LeMire (1914-1985), American politician, Mayor of Escanaba, Michigan, 1948-50, 1952-55
Hugh J. Lemire, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1952, 1956
Eusebe P. Lemire, American Democratic Party politician, Member of New Hampshire State House of Representatives from Franklin 2nd Ward; Elected 1938
Clarence P. LeMire, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Missouri State House of Representatives from Jackson County 6th District, 1927-28
Christy Lemire (b. 1972), the American film critic for The Associated Press
David Stephen Lemire, American school counselor, Nevada
Jules Auguste Lemire (1853-1928), French priest and social reformer
Jean-Baptiste Lemire (1867-1945), French composer
Laurent Pierre Alfred Lemire, French journalist from Paris
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Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.