The Lemond Family Name

Behind the Lemond surname stands Lamont, a Scottish name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. The family name meaning is “The lawman or lawyer”, the same as for Lamont. Lemond is listed among the recognised spellings of Lamont. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Other spellings include Lamond, Limont and Lamonte.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Lemond with 1,172 bearers, at rank 22,095. From 1891 to 2000, 225 births in France were registered under Lemond. Births under the name grew in the later decades.

Arms linked to Lamont and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Lemond report, with a museum-style coat of arms.