The lim Surname

lim Name Meaning and History

English: variant of Lum.
Dutch: perhaps from a short form of a Germanic personal name, Lieman or Liemaar.
Korean: variant of Im.
Chinese : Fujian variant of Lin 1.
Filipino: unexplained.

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The lim name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the lim family name as far back in history as possible.

lim Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of lim Families in the US in 1920

Number of lim families

68-133

23-67

1-22

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obit fyi: Janet Eng. 1919-2006. (Nee, Lim)	MargaretBumgarner	0
Gin Hing Lim, [1899] - 1991	goodsearch	0
Felipa Lim, Philippines	John E. Wright, MD	2
Obit. Antonio G. Lim	KayRomubio	0
LIM: origin of surname	LIM Su Min	0
lost family	Michael Lim	1

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