How common is the surname Lemmon?

6,170 people in the United States had the surname Lemmon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,040 Americans. It ranked 5,633rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lemmon?

Jack Lemmon, American actor (1925–2001), followed by Chris Lemmon.

Where is the surname Lemmon most common?

Wikidata records people named Lemmon in the United States.

Is the surname Lemmon getting more or less common?

More common. 6,132 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,170 in 2010, up 0.6%.

The surname Lemmon

A surname, carried by 6,170 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lemmon is more common than 96.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,170 people named Lemmon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 50,040 Americans. That is up 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,132.

#5,633

rank among US surnames

6,170

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+0.6%

change since 2000 (was #5,230)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,629	Stumpf	6,173	50,015
#5,630	Strader	6,172	50,024
#5,632	Bayless	6,171	50,032
#5,633	Pennell	6,170	50,040

Who is named Lemmon

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Lemmon identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lemmons

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jack Lemmon
American actor (1925–2001)
Chris Lemmon
American actor, born 1954
Sydney Lemmon
American actress, born 1990
Sara Plummer Lemmon
American botanist (1836-1923)
John Gill Lemmon
American botanist (ca. 1832—1908)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lemmon

Lemmon has the Soundex code L550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L550.

Questions

How common is the surname Lemmon?: 6,170 people in the United States had the surname Lemmon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,040 Americans. It ranked 5,633rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lemmon?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Lemmon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lemmon?: Jack Lemmon, American actor (1925–2001), followed by Chris Lemmon.
Where is the surname Lemmon most common?: Wikidata records people named Lemmon in the United States.
Is the surname Lemmon getting more or less common?: More common. 6,132 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,170 in 2010, up 0.6%.