Lehmkuhl (from lehm = clay + kule = pit) is a North German occupational or habitational surname, it refers to a person working or living at a clay pit. The Americanized version of the name is "Lemcool". Notable people with the surname include:
Joakim Lehmkuhl (1895–1984), Norwegian engineer, industrialist and politician Kristofer Lehmkuhl (1855–1949), Norwegian politician, father of Joakim Statsraad Lehmkuhl, a three-masted barque named after him Reichen Lehmkuhl (born 1973), American reality show winner, male model Wiebke Lehmkuhl (born 1983), German opera singer
See also Lehmkuhlen
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