Lima Family History
Lima Name Meaning
Spanish: of uncertain derivation; possibly from lima
‘file’.Portuguese: topographic name for someone living on the
banks of the river of this name (of pre-Roman origin, probably akin to
a Celtic element lemos, limos ‘elm’).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Lima Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Lima families
 59 - 115  20 - 58 |
 1 - 19  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Lima families
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8 - 13 3 - 7 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Lima last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Lima census records
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Lima Family Origin
Lima Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Lima
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Lima Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Lima census records
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Lima Civil War Service Records
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