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The Lehmann surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 8,527 people carried this name — #3,823 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 31,600 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 2,841 people named Lehmann.

211 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 85 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 211
Bas-Rhin 838
Haut-Rhin 402
Paris 277
Moselle 224
Meurthe-et-Moselle 131
Vosges 96
Territoire de Belfort 83
Doubs 58

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Lehmann in American newspapers,
1880–1922.

Newspaper page from Westliche BläTter carrying the name Lehmann
Westliche BläTter 1880-01-04
Newspaper page from VorwäRts carrying the name Lehmann
VorwäRts 1895-04-28
Newspaper page from The Grenada Sentinel carrying the name Lehmann
The Grenada Sentinel 1902-11-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 55,306 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Lehmann,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Christian Lehmann
    Christian Lehmann 1642–1723 · parson
  • Johann Gottlob Lehmann
    Johann Gottlob Lehmann 1719–1767 · physician
  • Leo Lehmann
    Leo Lehmann 1782–1859 · artist
  • Lilli Lehmann
    Lilli Lehmann 1848–1929 · pedagogue
  • Otto Lehmann
    Otto Lehmann 1855–1922 · physicist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 103 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Lehmann is.
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