Lyme Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lyme Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lyme family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 41
General Labourer 5
Clerk 4
Domestic Servant 3
Labourer 3
Living On Own Means 3
Shoe Maker 2
School Mistress 2
Cook Domestic Servant 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Carpenter 2
Soldier Foot Guard 1
Labourer In Iron Works 1
Mariner Seas 1
Tailor 1
Engineer 1
Grocer Assistant 1
Thorstle Spinner 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Carpenter & Joiner 1
Needle Woman 1
Brick Layer's Labourer 1
Brick Layer 1
Dress Maker 1
Railway Labourer 1

Lyme Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lyme 100% 984
2 Lime 75% 368
3 Lym 75% 178

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The surname Lyme is the most popular version of all its varients

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