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
Farmer 48
Woollen Weaver 43
Coal Miner Hewer 33
Worsted Spinner 27
Living On Own Means 26
Cotton Spinner 23
Scholar 23
Cotton Weaver 19
Woollen Spinner 16
Cotton Piecer 15
Cotton Twiner 14
Dress Maker 14
General Labourer 14
Cotton Reeler 12
Coal Miner 11
Stone Quarryman 10
Cotton Winder 9
Stone Mason 9
Blacksmith 9
Coal Hewer 9
Worsted Weaver 9
Farmers Son 8
Woolen Weaver 8
Cotton Card Room Hand 7
Iron Moulder 7

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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