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Lie Family History

Lie Surname Meaning

Norwegian: variant of Li 11 a habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads named Li from Old Norse hlíth ‘mountain slope hillside’. In Norway this is the most frequent spelling.

German: unexplained. Korean: variant of Lee 10 itself a variant of Yi.

Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 列: (i) shortened form of the compound surname Lie-Shan (烈山) said to be the original living place of the legendary figure Shen Nong prior to the Xia dynasty (2070–1600 BC).

(ii) shortened form of the compound surname Lie-Zong (烈宗) traced back to the nobles in the state of Chu during the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC).

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surnames 李 (mainly found in Indonesia) and 黎 see Li 1 and Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 賴 see Lai.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Lie families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Lie family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Lie families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 13 Lie families living in Lancashire. This was about 33% of all the recorded Lie's in United Kingdom. Lancashire and 1 other county had the highest population of Lie families in 1891.
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What did your Lie ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Lie. 75% of Lie women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    75%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    25%

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