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 | 4 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 11 |
| Cambridgeshire | 11 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 7 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 3 |
| Derbyshire | 15 |
| Devon | 2 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 30 |
| Essex | 6 |
| Gloucestershire | 6 |
| Hampshire | 19 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 5 |
| Lancashire | 196 |
| Leicestershire | 9 |
| Lincolnshire | 26 |
| London | 50 |
| Middlesex | 10 |
| Northumberland | 9 |
| Norfolk | 13 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 33 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 4 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 20 |
| Sussex | 3 |
| Staffordshire | 9 |
| Warwickshire | 3 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 5 |
| Yorkshire | 2,386 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 14 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| 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 |
| 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 |