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
Scholar 539
Coal Miner 75
Woollen Weaver 53
Worsted Weaver 32
Cotton Piecer 30
Worsted Spinner 30
Cotton Spinner 19
Domestic Servant 17
Cotton Reeler 15
Farmer 14
Dress Maker 10
Farmers Wife 10
Annuitant 9
Cotton Weaver 9
Grocer 9
House Keeper 9
Joiner 9
Cloth Weaver 9
Stone Mason 9
General Labourer 8
Labourer 7
Painter 7
Cotton Twister 7
Dyers Labourer 7
Farm Labourer 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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