Lumb Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Lumb Name Meaning: A variant spelling of Lum a habitational name from places in Lancashire. Old english Lum(m) 'pool'.

This would describe somebody who lived by a Lumm.This being the ancient word for a pool or small lake. The name may have been given as a nickname for a gentle or inoffensive person.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lumb Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lumb family

Profession Census Frequency
School 284
Coal Miner Hewer 36
Farmer 33
Private Means 26
Weaver 19
At Home 17
Labourer 16
Coal Miner (hewer) 15
Cotton Weaver 14
Scholar 14
Cotton Spinner 13
Housekeeper 12
Woollen Weaver 12
Worsted Spinner 12
Cloth Weaver 11
Clerk 10
None 10
Plumber 10
Dressmaker 10
Cotton Reeler 9
Cotton Twiner 9
Woolen Weaver 9
House Painter 8
General Labourer 8
Butcher 8

Lumb Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lamb 75% 92,615
2 Lumb 100% 19,352
3 Limb 75% 4,949
4 Lambe 60% 2,765
5 Lambie 50% 376
6 Lum 75% 360
7 Lumm 75% 310
8 Loombe 50% 149
9 Lemb 75% 101

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The surname Lumb is the 2nd most popular variant of Lamb.

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