as a Last Name
- 15,338
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Lemon
Meaning & Origins
English: from the Middle English personal name Lefman, Old English Lēofman, composed of the elements lēof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + mann ‘man’, ‘person’. This came to be used as a nickname for a lover or sweetheart, from Middle English lem(m)an. There is no connection with the word denoting the citrus fruit (which is of Persian origin).
| 2,385th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 15,338
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- West Virginia
- has the most people named Lemon per capita
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