The Lemon surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 15,140 people carried this name — #2,393 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 19,500 people counted. That is up 4% from 14,573 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Lemon surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Leman’.

His entry covers Leman, Lemmon, Lemon, Leaman and Limon.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 477 · public domain.

In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 15 births for the Lemon name in 1890.

They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 700 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. 2 of them were indexed under other spellings of the name. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Antrim.”

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born, 1890

Ulster 12
Connacht 1
Leinster 1
Munster 1

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In the Nordic population registers

491 people named Lemon is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 491

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).

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Lemon was found among the farmers of 2 counties.

It was most frequent in Sussex: 14 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 714. Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent. His list gives one count for the spellings Lemmon and Lemon.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Sussex 14
Norfolk 10

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In print

Lemon in American newspapers,
1890–1907.

Newspaper page from The Critic carrying the name Lemon
The Critic 1890-12-15
Newspaper page from The Olympia Tribune carrying the name Lemon
The Olympia Tribune 1892-07-19
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Lemon
Evening Star 1907-12-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,205 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Lemon in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1990s.

30,170 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lemon. The most, 6,274, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 10,474
Victoria 6,977
South Australia 4,924
Queensland 4,297
Western Australia 2,594
Tasmania 737
ACT (Canberra) 97
Northern Territory 15

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lemon.

Who carried it

People named Lemon,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Margaret Lemon
    Margaret Lemon 1614– · model
  • Hilda Bricket Sandys d. 1985
  • Anne Lemon d. 1812
  • Louisa Lemon d. 1839
  • James Lemon d. 1992
  • Emma Lemon d. 1864

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Lemon,
in the records of 8 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 States1,266 records

1,266 records of the Lemon name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 425
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 223
  • Other U.S. records 618
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record James Richard Lemon

    Born 1948; from Aurora, Colorado. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; died of wounds 1967 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colorado.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Odell Lemon

    Born 1924 in Mississippi. Enlisted 1943 at Camp Shelby; farm hand from Lauderdale County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Meridian, Mississippi.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Masche Lemon

    Arrived at New York in 1894 aboard the Rugia from Hamburg and Havre, aged 20; farmer. From Prussia, Germany; bound for New York.

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

Showing 3 of 1,266 records for Lemon in the United States.

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

Australia545 records

545 records of the Lemon name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 299
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 83
  • Other Australian records 163
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record William Lemon

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Southworth, arriving 1822; ticket of leave 1831. Native of Down co.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Denis Lemon

    Arrived in Victoria in 1856 aboard the Fairlie, aged 30; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William R. Lemon

    Former civil servant of Brighton, Victoria; died 1927.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 545 records for Lemon in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada122 records

122 records of the Lemon name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 56
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 18
  • Other Canadian records 48
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm Lemon

    Came to Ontario in 1874 aboard the Sarmatian, bound for Meaford, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Edward Lemon

    Buried in 1970 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 51.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record James Chad Lemon

    Buried in 1991 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 18.

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

Showing 3 of 122 records for Lemon in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Netherlands42 records

42 records of the Lemon name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 27
  • Dutch population registers 9
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 6
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Abraham Lemon

    In the population register of Haarlem; merchant, born 1799 in Haarlem.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Aäron Lemon

    Died 1888 in Veenhuizen (Norg); born 1823 in Haarlem.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Gerardine Adelaide Lemon

    Died 1971 in Wageningen.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 42 records for Lemon in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Belgium27 records

27 records of the Lemon name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Joannes Baptiste Lemon

    Died 1821 in Kortijk.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Kortrijk (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Joannes Lemon

    Died 1869 in Kortijk.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Kortrijk (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Rosalia Lemon

    Died 1891 in Kortijk.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Kortrijk (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 27 records for Lemon in Belgium.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

New Zealand16 records

16 records of the Lemon name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 11
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 3
  • Waimakariri District cemetery records, Canterbury 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record David Lemon

    Died 1900, aged 40; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Una Eleanor Agnes Lemon

    Died 1999, aged 82; buried at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Alexander Lemon

    Died 1992; buried at Rangiora Lawn Cemetery, Canterbury.

    Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 16 records for Lemon in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom16 records

16 records of the Lemon name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 8
  • Welsh wills index cards 3
  • Other British records 5
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Deborah Lemon

    Buried in 1829 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 50.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Hannah Lemon

    Will proved in 1927; of Llanelly.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record F. Lemon

    Hampshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 16 records for Lemon in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France2 records

2 records of the Lemon name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Gontran Lydie Pierre Lemon

    Born 1934 in Fort-de-France (Martinique); died 2000 in Cabourg (Calvados).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Emile Justin Abel Lemon

    Born 1907 in Chaumont (Haute-Marne); died 1994 in Neufchâteau (Vosges).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Other spellings of this name

The same name, spelled another way.

Spellings that H. B. Guppy (England and Wales, 1890) or the Registrar-General for Ireland (births index of 1890) counted as one name together with Lemon.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Lemon.

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