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

The Limon surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 14,472 people carried this name — #2,496 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 20,400 people counted. That is up 34% from 10,760 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 366 people named Limon.

22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 46 départements, most often Côtes-d’Armor.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 22
Côtes-d’Armor 52
Paris 34
Haut-Rhin 28
Alpes-Maritimes 25
Moselle 24
Meurthe-et-Moselle 17
Dordogne 12
Pas-de-Calais 11

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 279 people named Limon live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Salta.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Salta 86
Buenos Aires Province 67
Santiago del Estero 50
Jujuy 38
City of Buenos Aires 23
Mendoza 15

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 43 people named Limon 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 Hainaut.

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

Where they live today

Hainaut 18
East Flanders 10
Walloon Brabant 8
Antwerp 7

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

22 people named Limon live in Switzerland.

They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.

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

Where they live today

Geneva 11
Neuchâtel 6
Zurich 5

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In print

Limon in American newspapers,
1884–1930.

Newspaper page from The Florida Agriculturist carrying the name Limon
The Florida Agriculturist 1884-07-23
Newspaper page from The Ronan Pioneer carrying the name Limon
The Ronan Pioneer 1930-04-24
Newspaper page from Maryland Independent carrying the name Limon
Maryland Independent 1930-03-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 45,500 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Limon,
with a public archive behind them.

  • François Julien Limon 1742–1807 · politician
  • Jérôme-Joseph Geoffroy de Limon 1746–1799 · politician
  • Guillaume Limon 1841–1920 · politician
  • Pauline Limon 1861–1942
  • Nathan Limon 1864–1943
  • Schajel Limon 1870–1940

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

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Surnames next to Limon.

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