Lemmings History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Lemmings

The ancient roots of the Lemmings family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Lemmings comes from when the family lived in the village of Leeming which was in the county of Yorkshire near the town of Bedale. The surname Lemmings is a Habitation name which forms a broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. Habitation names were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. In this case the surname Lemmings denotes those who came from Leeming.

Early Origins of the Lemmings family

Early History of the Lemmings family

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Lemmings Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Lemmings has appeared include Leeming, Leming and others.

Early Notables of the Lemmings family

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Migration of the Lemmings family

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Lemmings arrived in North America very early: Robert Leming arrived in Fort Cumberland in 1774; Thomas Leming settled in Jamaica in 1773.