Lemon Family History
Lemon Name Meaning
English:: nickname from Middle English lefman lemman leman ‘lover sweetheart’. This is probably the chief source of the surname. There is no connection with the word denoting the citrus fruit (which is of Persian origin). from the Middle English personal name Leman Old English Lēofmann from lēof ‘dear beloved’ + mann ‘man’ the ultimate source of the name in 1 above.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022