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The lem Surname

lem Name Meaning and History

Dutch and Scandinavian: from a short form of the personal name Lambrecht or Lempert (see Lambert).
English: probably a variant of Lim (see Lui).
Southeast Asian: unexplained.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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Distribution of lem Families in the US in 1920

Number of lem families

37-71

13-36

1-12

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Emma Lem	Lesley Dougherty	0
OBIT: Chrisopher Lem 1965-2005; Wisconsin	jasche	0

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