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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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Lima
Name Distribution of Lima Families
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England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Lima families
 8 - 13  3 - 7 |
 1 - 2  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Lima census records
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Lima Family Origin
Lima Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Lima Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Lima census records
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Military Service by Lima
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