Explore the Family Name Lime

The meaning of Lime

English: 1. variant of Limb. 2. habitational name from Limb Hill in Dore (Derbyshire), Lymm in Cheshire or Lyme Regis in Dorset. The Derbyshire place may take its name from a derivative of British lem- ‘elm’. The Cheshire placename derives from Old English hlimme ‘stream, torrent’. The Dorset name derives from the river Lym, a Celtic river name from the root līm- ‘wet place’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Lime' has seen a decrease. In 2000, it was ranked as the 54,522nd most popular surname in the United States. However, by 2010, it had slipped to the 60,960th rank, marking an 11.81% drop. The number of individuals with the 'Lime' surname also decreased from 354 in 2000 to 330 in 2010, a reduction of 6.78%. Additionally, the proportion of the 'Lime' surname per 100,000 people fell by 15.38%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,522	#60,960	-11.81%
Count	354	330	-6.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lime

In terms of ethnicity, the census data shows a shift in the ethnic identity associated with the 'Lime' surname between 2000 and 2010. Those identifying as White saw an increase from 61.58% to 64.24%, a rise of 4.32%. Hispanic representation, which was non-existent in 2000, emerged at 5.15% in 2010. Similarly, the Black demographic also appeared in 2010 at 1.52%. Asian/Pacific Islander representation shrank from 14.41% to 11.21%, a decrease of 22.21%. Individuals claiming two or more races slightly decreased from 6.50% to 6.36%, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native group experienced a minimal decline of 0.52%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	61.58%	64.24%	4.32%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	11.58%	11.52%	-0.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	14.41%	11.21%	-22.21%
Two or More Races	6.5%	6.36%	-2.15%
Hispanic	0%	5.15%	0%
Black	0%	1.52%	0%