Leman surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Leman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,418 people carried this name — #19,152 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 208,300 people counted. That is up 9% from 1,302 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Leman surname

From Middle English Leman, from Old English Leofmann.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Leman» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,004 people named Leman.

21 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 63 départements, most often Nord.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 21
Nord 601
Paris 36
Cher 31
Gironde 22
Yonne 22
Eure 21
Pas-de-Calais 20
Haute-Vienne 20

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

In Poland’s population register

570 people named Leman have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 617 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

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Where they live today

Pomeranian 377
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 38
Warmian-Masurian 36
Łódź 28
West Pomeranian 26
Greater Poland 25
Silesian 19
Masovian 9

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 317 people named Leman live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in West Flanders.

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Where they live today

West Flanders 148
Hainaut 98
Brussels-Capital 24
East Flanders 21
Walloon Brabant 13
Limburg 7
Antwerp 6

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In the Nordic population registers

154 people named Leman are counted in Sweden and Finland.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 118
Finland (2026) 36

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Leman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Sir William Leman, 3rd Baronet
    Sir William Leman, 3rd Baronet 1685–1742
  • Sir William Leman, 3rd Baronet
    Sir William Leman, 3rd Baronet 1685–1742
  • Sir William Leman, 1st Baronet d. 1667 · politician
  • Alice Leman d. 1680
  • Sir William Leman, 2nd Baronet 1637–1701 · politician
  • John Leman 1637–1690

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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