Lemons History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The history of the Lemons name began with the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from the baptismal name for the son of Leman, which was taken from the personal name Liefman. 1

Early Origins of the Lemons family

The surname Lemons 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 Lemons family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lemons research. Another 83 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1185, 1616, 1637, 1645, 1660, 1667, 1690, 1695, 1701 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Lemons History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lemons Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Lemons family name include Leaman, Leamen, Leman, Lemon, Lemmon, Leemon, Limon and many more.

Early Notables of the Lemons 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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Lemons Ranking

In the United States, the name Lemons is the 2,134^th most popular surname with an estimated 14,922 people with that name. 4

Migration of the Lemons family to Ireland

Some of the Lemons family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 57 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lemons migration to the United States +

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Lemons surname or a spelling variation of the name include :

Lemons Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Richard Lemons, who arrived in Virginia in 1711 5

Lemons Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Archie Lemons, aged 23, who immigrated to the United States, in 1906
George Guildford Lemons, aged 60, who immigrated to the United States from London, England, in 1917
Sadie Lemons, aged 39, who immigrated to the United States, in 1922
Daniel Eugene Lemons, aged 34, who landed in America, in 1922
Petrus Lemons, aged 41, who settled in America, in 1923
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Contemporary Notables of the name Lemons (post 1700) +

Thomas F. Lemons, American politician, Mayor of Oregon City, Oregon, 1987
Jade Lemons (d. 2016), American rock musician, known for his work with Injected
Chester Earl Lemons (b. 1955), former American Major League Baseball player
Robert Granville Lemons (1920-2000), American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball
Chris Lemons (b. 1979), American soccer player
Abe Lemons (1922-2002), one of the most successful American head basketball coaches in Oklahoma history

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/
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)