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 | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 17 |
| Berkshire | 14 |
| Cambridgeshire | 9 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 952 |
| Cornwall | 5 |
| Cumberland | 57 |
| Derbyshire | 1,052 |
| Devon | 4 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 14 |
| Essex | 52 |
| Gloucestershire | 21 |
| Hampshire | 22 |
| Herefordshire | 3 |
| Hertfordshire | 13 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 8 |
| Kent | 33 |
| Lancashire | 2,079 |
| Leicestershire | 38 |
| Lincolnshire | 9 |
| London | 312 |
| Middlesex | 47 |
| Northumberland | 11 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 23 |
| Nottinghamshire | 167 |
| Oxfordshire | 55 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 26 |
| Suffolk | 24 |
| Somerset | 6 |
| Surrey | 40 |
| Sussex | 11 |
| Staffordshire | 349 |
| Warwickshire | 174 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 27 |
| Yorkshire | 577 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 8 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 18 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 12 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 92 |
| Farmer | 88 |
| General Labourer | 80 |
| Living On Own Means | 62 |
| General Servant Domestic | 51 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 37 |
| Dress Maker | 37 |
| Cotton Spinner | 34 |
| Scholar | 32 |
| Cotton Card Room Hand | 22 |
| School | 22 |
| Silk Weaver | 20 |
| Charwoman | 20 |
| Cotton Winder | 20 |
| Domestic Servant | 17 |
| Coal Miner | 16 |
| Laundress Wash | 15 |
| Railway Clerk | 15 |
| Bricklayer | 15 |
| Coal Miner C Hewer | 15 |
| Cook Domestic | 14 |
| House Keeper | 14 |
| Coal Hewer | 14 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 12 |
| Stone Mason | 12 |
| 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