Lem Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lem Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lem family

Profession Census Frequency
At School 10
None 2
Shoehand (heel Builder) 2
Warder Prison 2
Winder Hosiery 2
School 2
Retired Metal And Chemical Agent 1
Dining Room Keeper 1
Housekeeper And Sewing Dress Making 1
Laundry 1
Coal Miner Hewer 1
Coal Screener Surface 1
Pit Top Screener 1
Poney Driver In Pit Under Ground 1
Visitor 1
Signal Fitter 1
Gardening Domestic 1
Canal Boatman Sandmine 1

Lem Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Elam 50% 3,140
2 Lame 50% 1,496
3 Loom 50% 999
4 Leam 75% 848
5 Lome 50% 450
6 Lime 50% 368
7 Lum 67% 360
8 Lemm 75% 351
9 Loam 50% 327
10 Loome 40% 324
11 Elm 33% 299
12 Lam 67% 290
13 Lem 100% 142
14 Elme 25% 128
15 Alum 50% 116
16 Lim 67% 115
17 Alma 25% 107
18 Lemb 75% 101
19 Lima 50% 101

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The surname Lem is the 13th most popular variant of Elam.

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