Is Lum a Chinese last name?
Lee Family Origin The Lee family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Lee families were found in the USA in 1880. New York had the highest population of Lee families in 1840. Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Lee surname lived.
Among the Malaysian Chinese it is not commonly spelled Lin but rather Lim or Lam. The Korean surname Im (임 in South Korean spelling; 림 in North Korean spelling; commonly romanized as Lim or Rim) is the Korean pronunciation of the same Chinese character (林).
Lâm is a Vietnamese surname. The name is transliterated as Lin in Chinese and Im in Korean. Lam is the anglicized variation of the surname Lâm.
Is Lam a Chinese or Vietnamese last name?
Origin of the surname Lin, Lim, Lam, Lum. The 16th most common last name in China. The Chinese word Lin means forest and the name is related to forest. During the Shang Dynasty, Shang Zhou (1,154 1,134 B.C.) had three uncles serving as officials in his administration.
