Explore the Family Name Lemme

The meaning of Lemme

1. Italian: metronymic from the female personal name Lemma. 2. North German: variant of Lemm. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Pasquale, Angelo, Carmelo, Carmine, Cosmo, Rocco, Santino. German Albrecht, Helmut, Ingo, Kurt, Wolfgang.

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How common is the last name Lemme in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Lemme has seen a slight change between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 28,256 in prevalence, but by 2010 it had fallen slightly to 29,171 in rank, indicating a decrease in popularity by 3.24%. However, interestingly, the actual count of people with the Lemme surname increased from 797 in 2000 to 812 in 2010, a growth rate of 1.88%. The proportion of this surname per 100k people also fell marginally by 6.67% over these ten years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,256	#29,171	-3.24%
Count	797	812	1.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.28	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lemme

Turning to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Lemme, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the vast majority of individuals with this surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight decrease from 92.72% to 92.49%. Those identifying as Hispanic experienced a rise in percentage from 2.89% in 2000 to 3.20% in 2010, demonstrating an increase of 10.73%. The percentage of people with the Lemme surname who identified as Black decreased by 6.46%, while those identifying with two or more races saw a slight reduction from 1.38% to 1.35%. There were no records of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.72%	92.49%	-0.25%
Hispanic	2.89%	3.2%	10.73%
Black	2.63%	2.46%	-6.46%
Two or More Races	1.38%	1.35%	-2.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%