Lomax Surname

23,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,007 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Lomax Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lomax,' a small spot in the parish of Bury, Lancashire I do not know whether it can still be identified, but it has given birth to a family name that has ramified itself in a wonderful manner.

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Lomax Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,8981:28,1023,502
England6,6381:8,3941,226
Australia1,3401:20,1462,792
Canada6551:56,2536,650
Liberia3231:13,6491,446
New Zealand2541:17,8283,127
Wales1921:16,1171,739
South Africa1341:404,31135,545
Scotland1071:50,0364,328
Ireland401:117,7235,959
Jamaica331:86,9683,873
France321:2,075,710171,237
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Ecuador221:722,99312,618
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Norway101:514,22941,629
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
China71:195,331,65210,124
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Malta41:107,5681,849
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,2241:5,771879
Scotland141:267,3738,913
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9311:26,0073,198

Lomax (343) may also be a first name.

Lomax Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lomax,' a small spot in the parish of Bury, Lancashire I do not know whether it can still be identified, but it has given birth to a family name that has ramified itself in a wonderful manner.

Christopher Lomax, of Bury, 1590: Wills at Chester.

Jeffery Lomax, of Heap, 1590: ibid.

Laurence Smethurst, of Lomax, parish of Bury, 1624: ibid. (1621-50).

Edmund Smethurst, of Lomax, parish of Bury, yeoman, 1638: ibid.

Oliver Lomas, 1602: Preston Guild Rolls.

Oliver Lumax, 1622: ibid.

Richard Lumas-jur', 1602: ibid.

Richard Lumax-jur, 1622: ibid.

The double instances given above prove, if proof were needed, that Lomax and Lomas are one and the same name.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

1 belonging to Lomax or Lomas (A.D. 1546 Loumals), Bury, Lancs.

Ralph Lomals.—Lancs Fines, A.D. 1554.

2 = Lammas, q.v.

Lomas is extremely common in Derby­shire and Cheshire. The form Lomax seems to be confined to Lancashire.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Lomax (flat alluvial land by a pool), in Lancashire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

This surname, and its vernacular pronunciation Lomas, have long been associated with South Lancashire. The ancient orthography appears in a MS. Rent Boll of Sir John Pilkington of Bury, Knt., dated 13. Henry VI., as Del Lumhalghes, Del Lumhalghe. To lumhalghe, which appears to be a topographical expression, l can attach no meaning.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lomas is a name very numerous on the Cheshire border and in the vicinity of Stockport in that county. It was represented in Bonsall last century.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

User-submitted Reference

Recorded as Lomax, and Lomas, Loomis, and Loomas. This topographical surname derives from Lumhalghs a medieval village in Lancashire, meaning 'stream pool' or 'steam pool'. The names has extended south of the border from Lancashire into Cheshire, numerous in the Stockport district. Derbyshire, Cheshire, Lancashire have the highest concentrations of Lomax bearers.

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(English, Scottish) The Lomax surname means 'stream pool'. It is the name of a medieval hamlet, located near Bury, Lancashire.

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Lomax Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lomax Come From? nationality or country of origin

Lomax is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lomax? popularity and diffusion

Lomax is the 23,551st most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 316,753 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Lomax are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 471,283rd most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 343 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 12,898 people, or 1 in 28,102. In The United States Lomax is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 10 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Missouri, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 74 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Lomax Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lomax has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lomax surname expanded 668 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 764 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 167 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lomax Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lomax surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Lomax are 8.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.02% being registered with the party.

The amount Lomax earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.62% more than the national average, earning R 422,088 per year; in United States they earn 7.88% less than the national average, earning $39,748 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.07% more than the national average, earning $50,216 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lommax911/
Lomacx911/
Loemax910/
Lomaxx910/
Lomaux910/
Loomax910/
Lommaxx831/
Lohmanx831/
Lomas8036,131/
Lomak80313/
Lumax8090/
Lomaz8057/
Lomac8054/
Lemax8035/
Lomex8029/
Lomag8016/
Lomox805/
Lamax803/
Lemaux73436/
Lomack73397/
Lomach73334/
Lomash73307/
Lamaix7390/
Loomas7374/
Loumas7334/
Lomase7327/
Lomacz7322/
Losmaz7315/
Loimas7313/
Lomass7310/
Lomats739/
Lamaux739/
Lommas738/
Lomakh736/
Lomaks736/
Luomas736/
Liomas736/
Lomake735/
Lhomas734/
Louméx734/
Lomast733/
Lgomas733/
Loymak733/
Lomaas732/
Llomas732/
Lomace732/
Llamax731/
Losmas731/
Loimaz731/
Lomaak731/
Lemaix731/
Lomhak731/
Laumax731/
Lomaus731/
Lohmas730/
Lomais730/
Lemmax730/
Lammax730/
Lommox730/
Lummax730/
Lhoumeaux713/
Lomague67150/
Lummaux6727/
Lommack6716/
Lomatch6715/
Lemeaux6714/
Lomache679/
Lomaque676/
Loymake675/
Lameaux674/
Lomacks673/
Loimake672/
Lomauke671/
Lumeaux671/
Lomaase671/
Lomeash671/
Lomaugh671/
Loummas670/
Loumack670/
Loomaus670/

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