Lämke Family Name and Heraldry

Lämke is a familiar spelling of the German name Lemke. Read literally, Lämke points to “Little Lemmo”.

• Related forms: Lemcke and Lemken.
• Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.
• According to the 2010 US Census, the Lämke surname had 576 bearers. It sits within the 50,000 most common last names in the country.
• Lämke writes “ä” in place of the “e” found in Lemke, a typical scribal difference.

Lämke coat of arms

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