The limehouse Surname

limehouse Name Meaning and History

English: habitational name from Limehouse in Greater London, named in Old English as ‘(the) lime-kilns’, from lim ‘lime’ + ast ‘oast’, ‘kiln’.

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

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The limehouse name in History

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

limehouse 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 limehouse Families in the US in 1920

Number of limehouse families

16-29

6-15

1-5

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new Limehouse girls	Tripp Limehouse	0
William (Bill) Limehouse III	margie	1
EMILY Limehouse	natleesaunders	0
Thomas Limehouse	Tensie Limehouse Campbell	10
enderson	browowl	0
Reply to Susan Snively about Carlisle Walker Limehouse	Tensie Limehouse Campbell	0
Hello	Adam Limehouse	2
William Limehouse	margie	0

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