This page collects genealogy for the Lyman Family:
The name Lyman has several origins including as an English topographical name, a Dutch name derived from a Germanic personal name, and an American name derived from the German Leimann or Leinemann.[1]
Notable Individuals[]
- See Also Lyman People by Name in Wikipedia
- Abe Lyman (1897–1957), popular bandleader from the 1920s to the 1940s
- Amasa Lyman (1813–1877), early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement
- Arthur Lyman (1932–2002), popularizer of a jazzy style of Hawaiian music
- Bernard Lyman, the co-founder of Lyman Brothers Boat Builders and Lyman Boat Works
- Cam Lyman (1932–?between 1987 and 1995), transgender man, multi-millionaire, and breeder of champion spaniels
- Chester Smith Lyman (1814–1890), American teacher, clergyman and astronomer
- David Belden Lyman (1803–1884), missionary and founder of Hilo, Hawaii boarding school
- Dorothy Lyman (born 1947), actress, director and producer
- Edwin Lyman, of the Union of Concerned Scientists
- Eric Lyman (born 1965), U.S. journalist and writer
- Esther Lyman (1927–1991), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Ethel Louise Lyman (1893 - 1974), American music librarian
- Francis M. Lyman (1840–1916), member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)
- Hannah Lyman (1816-1871), American educator, biographer
- Jeff Lyman (born 1950), American football player
- Joe Lyman (¿–?), rugby league footballer of the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s
- John Lyman (athlete) (1912–1989), American athlete
- Joseph Lyman (1840–1890), Civil War soldier, lawyer, and judge; in the 1880s, he was a two-term Republican congressman
- John Goodwin Lyman (1886–1967), American-Canadian painter
- Mel Lyman (1938–1978), American musician and preacher
- Monty Lyman (born October 1992), British medical doctor and author
- Paul Lyman (born 1965), English rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s
- Peter Lyman (1940–2007), American professor of information science
- Princeton Lyman (1935–2018), American diplomat
- Richard Roswell Lyman (1870-1963), apostle in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1918 to 1943
- Richard Wall Lyman (1923–2012), American educator and historian, seventh president of Stanford University
- Rufus Anderson Lyman (1842–1910), Judge and planter from Hawaii
- Samuel Lyman (1749–1802), Congressman from Massachusetts in 1795–1797
- Shelby Lyman (1936–2019), American chess player
- Stanford Lyman (1933–2003), American sociologist
- Theodore Lyman (1874–1954), physicist and discoverer of the Lyman series
- Theodore Lyman (Massachusetts) (1833–1897), George Gordon Meade's staff officer (1863–1865), Congressman from Massachusetts in 1883–1885
- Will Lyman (born 1948), American actor
- William Whittingham Lyman Jr. (1885–1983), also known as Jack Lyman, American writer and academic, primarily in the field of Celtic studies
- William Lyman (congressman) (1755–1811), Congressman from Massachusetts in 1793–1797
- William R. Lyman ("Link" Lyman, 1898–1972), professional American football player in 1920s and 1930s
Notable Landmarks[]
- See Also Lyman Places in Wikipedia
Lyman Genealogy by Region[]
- Lyman in Barnstable County, Massachusetts
- Lyman in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
- Lyman in Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- Lyman in Salt Lake County, Utah
See Also[]
- Lyman at WikiTree
- Lyman Family Crest History
- Lyman Family on GENI
- Find Lyman Family Records - Archives.com
Non-SMW Family Name Pages[]
The following list of Lyman family person articles should be upgraded to SMW format.
Lyman on Wikipedia[]
- Amasa Mason Lyman (1813-1877)
- Chester Smith Lyman (1814-1890)
- Ella Lyman (1866-1934)
- Francis Marion Lyman (1840-1916)
- Richard Roswell Lyman (1870-1963)
- Theodore Lyman (1792-1849)
- Theodore Lyman (1833-1897)
- Theodore Lyman (1874-1954)
Notes[]
- ^ Hanks, Patrick (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.