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Lehman

LAY-mun

Rare & Uncommon → Stable

✦ Meaning

“German surname meaning 'peasant' or 'tenant farmer' from 'Lehn' (fief). Carries working-class heritage and Germanic earthiness despite its Americanized banking associations.”

Popularity Over Time

Lehman US popularity rank over timeRank 11400 in 2002 to rank 1141 in 1907. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#1141#6271#11400190419201940196019802003

Lehman is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

German

Syllables

2

Nicknames

LeeLeman

Style

StrongClassicBoldMinimal

Famous Bearers

  • John Lehman (U.S. Secretary of the Navy)
  • Lehman Brothers (financial institution)

Collections

Works Everywhere → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Two Syllables →

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Cross-Cultural Notes

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People Also Ask

German surname meaning 'peasant' or 'tenant farmer' from 'Lehn' (fief). Carries working-class heritage and Germanic earthiness despite its Americanized banking associations.

Lehman is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. Usage has stayed pretty consistent over the past decade.

Popular nicknames for Lehman include Lee, Leman.

Names that pair beautifully with Lehman include Thaddeus, Cormac, Barnaby, Rafferty, Roscoe.