Limmer

See also: limmer

English

Etymology

Various origins:

• English occupational surname for an illuminator of manuscripts, from Middle English luminour, lymnour.
• Borrowed from German Limmer, an habitational surname from any of several places in Germany.
• Borrowed from Dutch Limmer, from a Germanic personal name composed of Proto-Germanic *liudiz (“people”) + *mēraz (“famous, renowned”).

Proper noun

Limmer (plural Limmers)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Limmer is the 35447^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 635 individuals. Limmer is most common among White (95.59%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Limmer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 438.