The Lemons surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 12,322 people carried this name — #2,910 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 23,900 people counted. That is up 3% from 12,013 in 2000.

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In print

Lemons in American newspapers,
1907–1920.

Newspaper page from The Bennington Evening Banner carrying the name Lemons
The Bennington Evening Banner 1920-12-15
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Lemons
Daily Kennebec Journal 1907-12-24
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Lemons
New-york Tribune 1907-12-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,366 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Lemons in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1980s.

3,518 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lemons. The most, 758, date from the 1930s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,286
Queensland 814
Victoria 784
South Australia 372
Western Australia 192
Tasmania 66
ACT (Canberra) 4

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

Who carried it

People named Lemons,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Lee Roy Lemons Jr. d. 2004
  • Marcus Lavar Lemons d. 2009
  • Washington A. Lemons 1833– · military personnel

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

In the public record

People named Lemons,
in the records of 5 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 States632 records

632 records of the Lemons name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 442
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 155
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 12
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 9
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 4
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Arvil Lemons

    Born 1931; from Knox County, Tennessee. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in South Korea. Buried at Knoxville National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    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 Ameal M. Lemons

    Born 1922 in Missouri. Enlisted 1944 at Jefferson Barracks; farm hand from Stoddard County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    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 John Lemons

    Arrived at New York in 1854 aboard the Tornado from Liverpool, aged 25; seaman. From Scotland.

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

Showing 3 of 632 records for Lemons in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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).

France18 records

18 records of the Lemons 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 Jean-Michel Lemons

    Born 1938 in Château-sur-Epte (Eure); died 1992 in Cornillon-Confoux (Bouches-du-Rhône).

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

    Born 1902 in Trédrez; died 1995 in Ploumilliau (Côtes-d'Armor).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Henri Jean Lemons

    Born 1925 in Brest; died 1992 in Brest (Finistère).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 18 records for Lemons in France.

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).

Canada14 records

14 records of the Lemons name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 11
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record George W. Lemons

    Died 1911 in Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Edward M. Lemons

    Buried in 1944 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Leon Lemons

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 14 records for Lemons in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Lemons name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Levi Lemons

    Arrived in Victoria in 1878 aboard the Northumberland, aged 42.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 4 records for Lemons in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Lemons name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Jenneken Lemons

    Buried in 1686 in Tilburg.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Joannes Lemons

    Baptised in 1673 in Nijmegen.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Nijmegen (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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