The Lemley surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,670 people carried this name — #7,162 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 63,300 people counted. That is down 2% from 4,789 in 2000.

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In print

Lemley in American newspapers,
1910–1919.

Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Lemley
New-york Tribune 1919-05-10
Newspaper page from The Ogden Standard carrying the name Lemley
The Ogden Standard 1914-04-04
Newspaper page from Omaha Daily Bee carrying the name Lemley
Omaha Daily Bee 1910-08-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,030 pages in all carry the name.

In the public record

People named Lemley,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States304 records

304 records of the Lemley name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 203
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 70
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 14
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 9
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 3
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Oscar Lemley

    Born 1926 in South Dakota. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota; farmer. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Black Hills National Cemetery, South Dakota.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Jimmy Davis Lemley

    Born 1948; from Checotah, Oklahoma. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Hua Nghia, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Lemley

    Arrived at New York in 1871 aboard the City of Brussels from Liverpool, aged 47; laborer. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 304 records for Lemley in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Lemley name in Canada City of Calgary cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Cecil Woodrow Lemley

    Buried in 1970 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 57.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Morris Willis Lemley

    Buried in 2000 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 74.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Arley Millared Lemley

    Buried in 1982 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 67.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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