Lemmen
surname · Latin script
Meaning: 1. patronymic from a short form of Lemert
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
Lemmen is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- NLNetherlands
- DEGermany
- USUnited States
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
1. patronymic from a short form of Lemert. 2. from a short form ofAdelem, from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements adal ‘noble’ ■+• helm ‘helmet’, ‘protection’.
Sources 1
- Dictionary of American Family Names
Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Lemmen is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In Finnish, genitive singular of lempi
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Danish, definite singular of lem
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In pdc, lemon (fruit)
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Georges Lemmenb. 1865BEBelgian neo-impressionist painter (1865-1916)
- Wim Lemmenb. 1931NLDutch sculptor
- Hans Lemmenb. 1959NLDutch visual artist (1959, Venlo)
- Thomas Lemmenb. 1962DEGerman Roman Catholic theologian, expert on Christian-Islamic dialogue
- Sarah Lemmenb. 1976DEGerman historian
- Celina Lemmenb. 1985NLDutch swimmer
- Jasper Lemmenb. 1985NLDutch draughts player
- Yannic Lemmenb. 1995DEGerman kayaker
- Bart Lemmenb. 1995NLDutch cyclist
- Cornelis Lemmenphotographer
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 18 sources across 10 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL Netherlands | CBG Familienamenbank — Dutch surname bearer counts (GBA/BRP 2007) | 2007 | 1.6K | #871 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 428 | #52,367 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 409 | #48,469 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 394 | #52,619 |
| BE Belgium | Familienaam.be — Belgian family-name frequency (population register) | 2008 | 36 | #32,925 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1981 | 13 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 13 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1971 | 12 | — |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 9 | — |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names) | — | 9 | #143,520 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 9 | — |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 8 | — |
Reference works 4
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Lemmen come from?
- 1. patronymic from a short form of Lemert. 2. from a short form ofAdelem, from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements adal ‘noble’ ■+• helm ‘helmet’, ‘protection’. Recorded by Dictionary of American Family Names.
- What does the name Lemmen mean?
- Recorded meaning: 1. patronymic from a short form of Lemert.
- In which country does Lemmen have the most bearers?
- Lemmen is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Lemmen”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.