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.
Discover how your Lumb ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 4 |
| Channel Islands | 4 |
| Cheshire | 5 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 5 |
| Derbyshire | 6 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 5 |
| Essex | 5 |
| Gloucestershire | 10 |
| Hampshire | 4 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 9 |
| Lancashire | 126 |
| Leicestershire | 6 |
| Lincolnshire | 43 |
| London | 69 |
| Middlesex | 1 |
| Northumberland | 19 |
| Norfolk | 6 |
| Northamptonshire | 3 |
| Nottinghamshire | 22 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 7 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 14 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 2 |
| Warwickshire | 13 |
| Westmorland | 13 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 6 |
| Yorkshire | 1,677 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 6 |
| Glamorgan | 4 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 313 |
| Coal Miner | 56 |
| Woollen Weaver | 42 |
| Worsted Spinner | 21 |
| Worsted Weaver | 21 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 20 |
| House Keeper | 16 |
| Hand Loom Wool Weaver | 16 |
| Cotton Piecer | 15 |
| Stone Mason | 14 |
| Dress Maker | 13 |
| House Servant | 12 |
| Woolen Weaver | 12 |
| Cotton Factory Worker | 11 |
| Woollen Spinner | 10 |
| Farmers Son | 10 |
| Worsted Factory Worker | 10 |
| Woolen Fancy Weaver | 9 |
| Farmer | 8 |
| Labourer | 8 |
| Cotton Twister | 8 |
| Clogger | 7 |
| Cloth Dresser | 7 |
| Cotton Spinner | 7 |
| Farm Labourer | 7 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Lumb | 1,324 |
| John Lumb | 1,139 |
| Sarah Lumb | 909 |
| William Lumb | 878 |
| Elizabeth Lumb | 788 |
| George Lumb | 650 |
| Thomas Lumb | 535 |
| Hannah Lumb | 470 |
| James Lumb | 466 |
| Ann Lumb | 378 |
| Joseph Lumb | 378 |
| Martha Lumb | 321 |
| Jane Lumb | 315 |
| Alice Lumb | 294 |
| Annie Lumb | 287 |
| Emma Lumb | 284 |
| Eliza Lumb | 240 |
| Samuel Lumb | 237 |
| Henry Lumb | 214 |
| Ellen Lumb | 203 |
| Charles Lumb | 193 |
| Arthur Lumb | 185 |
| Fred Lumb | 182 |
| Emily Lumb | 175 |
| Harry Lumb | 170 |