Lomas Name Meaning: Habitational name from any of a number of places called 'Lomas' or 'Las Lomas'.
This was named with the form 'Loma' which translates as 'hill',meaning it may be topographic for somebody who lived near a hill. Also of Spanish origin.
Discover how your Lomas ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 7 |
| Buckinghamshire | 23 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 5 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 793 |
| Cornwall | 2 |
| Cumberland | 44 |
| Derbyshire | 834 |
| Devon | 18 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 21 |
| Essex | 23 |
| Gloucestershire | 11 |
| Hampshire | 18 |
| Herefordshire | 6 |
| Hertfordshire | 17 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 7 |
| Kent | 61 |
| Lancashire | 1,753 |
| Leicestershire | 48 |
| Lincolnshire | 26 |
| London | 350 |
| Middlesex | 32 |
| Northumberland | 9 |
| Norfolk | 2 |
| Northamptonshire | 16 |
| Nottinghamshire | 136 |
| Oxfordshire | 32 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 23 |
| Suffolk | 16 |
| Somerset | 18 |
| Surrey | 54 |
| Sussex | 22 |
| Staffordshire | 271 |
| Warwickshire | 145 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 6 |
| Worcestershire | 43 |
| Yorkshire | 436 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 5 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 36 |
| Merionethshire | 9 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 817 |
| Coal Miner | 137 |
| Cotton Weaver | 102 |
| Farmer | 91 |
| General Labourer | 53 |
| Domestic Servant | 45 |
| Labourer | 37 |
| Dress Maker | 34 |
| Cotton Operative | 33 |
| Cotton Spinner | 31 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 31 |
| Living On Own Means | 30 |
| Silk Weaver | 25 |
| General Servant | 24 |
| Farm Labourer | 23 |
| General Servant Domestic | 22 |
| House Keeper | 21 |
| Laundress | 21 |
| Carter | 20 |
| Clerk | 20 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 19 |
| Blacksmith | 19 |
| Joiner | 16 |
| Grocer | 16 |
| Farm Servant | 15 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Lomas | 2,730 |
| John Lomas | 2,694 |
| William Lomas | 2,122 |
| Sarah Lomas | 1,705 |
| Elizabeth Lomas | 1,600 |
| James Lomas | 1,578 |
| George Lomas | 1,389 |
| Thomas Lomas | 1,211 |
| Ann Lomas | 975 |
| Joseph Lomas | 927 |
| Hannah Lomas | 753 |
| Henry Lomas | 671 |
| Martha Lomas | 631 |
| Jane Lomas | 575 |
| Annie Lomas | 565 |
| Robert Lomas | 549 |
| Alice Lomas | 542 |
| Samuel Lomas | 521 |
| Charles Lomas | 511 |
| Emma Lomas | 458 |
| Eliza Lomas | 456 |
| Ellen Lomas | 417 |
| Margaret Lomas | 414 |
| Edward Lomas | 392 |
| Richard Lomas | 333 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lomas | 100% | 38,468 |
| 2 | Elms | 40% | 8,338 |
| 3 | Elmes | 40% | 5,453 |
| 4 | Loomes | 67% | 2,733 |
| 5 | Looms | 60% | 1,344 |
| 6 | Lims | 60% | 572 |
| 7 | Lomes | 80% | 553 |
| 8 | Limes | 60% | 302 |
| 9 | Lamas | 80% | 296 |
| 10 | Lames | 60% | 295 |
| 11 | Almes | 40% | 248 |
| 12 | Lomase | 83% | 244 |
| 13 | Lams | 60% | 190 |
| 14 | Elems | 40% | 178 |
| 15 | Lumas | 80% | 153 |
| 16 | Alms | 40% | 127 |
The surname Lomas is the most popular version of all its varients