How common is the surname Lemmons?

3,749 people in the United States had the surname Lemmons in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,354 Americans. It ranked 8,749th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lemmons?

Kasi Lemmons, American actress and director.

Where is the surname Lemmons most common?

Wikidata records people named Lemmons in the United States.

Is the surname Lemmons getting more or less common?

More common. 3,308 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,749 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Lemmons

A surname, carried by 3,749 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L552

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lemmons is more common than 94.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,749 people named Lemmons in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 82,354 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,308.

#8,749

rank among US surnames

3,749

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+13.3%

change since 2000 (was #9,080)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,743	Seabolt	3,752	82,288
#8,746	Shackleford	3,751	82,310
#8,747	Stansberry	3,750	82,332
#8,749	Boutin	3,749	82,354
#8,753	Westerfield	3,748	82,376
#8,756	Karcher	3,746	82,420

Who is named Lemmons

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

85% of people named Lemmons identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lemmonss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kasi Lemmons
American actress and director, born 1961

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lemmons

Lemmons has the Soundex code L552, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L552.

Questions

How common is the surname Lemmons?: 3,749 people in the United States had the surname Lemmons in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,354 Americans. It ranked 8,749th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lemmons?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Lemmons identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lemmons?: Kasi Lemmons, American actress and director.
Where is the surname Lemmons most common?: Wikidata records people named Lemmons in the United States.
Is the surname Lemmons getting more or less common?: More common. 3,308 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,749 in 2010, up 13%.