Lumley Surname
Approximately 10,291 people bear this surname
Lumley Surname Definition:
From Lumley in county Durham. Patrick de Lumley witnessed a Lanark charter of 1367 (RMS., I, 270). He is probably the Patrick of Lumle or Lumley, bailie of Lanark in 1381 (Lanark, p. 376), and the Patrick of Lumle, one of the Scots commissioners to arrange a truce with England in 1397 (Bain, IV, 491).
Read More About This SurnameLumley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,973 | 1:91,231 | 10,248 |
| England | 3,403 | 1:16,373 | 2,381 |
| Canada | 1,153 | 1:31,956 | 4,151 |
| Australia | 799 | 1:33,787 | 4,454 |
| South Africa | 356 | 1:152,185 | 17,237 |
| Jamaica | 146 | 1:19,657 | 1,732 |
| Ireland | 118 | 1:39,906 | 3,146 |
| Wales | 73 | 1:42,391 | 4,090 |
| Scotland | 72 | 1:74,359 | 5,625 |
| New Zealand | 54 | 1:83,858 | 11,975 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 80 | 1:55,373 | 4,488 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,724 | 1:14,139 | 2,118 |
| Wales | 81 | 1:19,363 | 1,123 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:170,146 | 6,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 415 | 1:121,009 | 11,786 |
Lumley (19) may also be a first name.
Lumley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From Lumley in county Durham. Patrick de Lumley witnessed a Lanark charter of 1367 (RMS., I, 270). He is probably the Patrick of Lumle or Lumley, bailie of Lanark in 1381 (Lanark, p. 376), and the Patrick of Lumle, one of the Scots commissioners to arrange a truce with England in 1397 (Bain, IV, 491). William Lumlye, witness in West Lothian, 1497 (Binns, 23).
(English) belonging to Lumley (Durham), 15th cent. same spelling [v. under Lumb, and + Middle English ley, Old English leáh, a lea] [LUMMAS, LUMMIS] for Lomas, q.v.
The Lumleys are of Anglo-Saxon descent, and have been seated in the county of Durham from the time of the Conquest. Liulph, who lived before the year 1080, is the first recorded ancestor. The majestic castle of Lumley, in the parish of Chester-le-Street, co. Durham, from which the family received their name, is still the chief abode of the Earl of Scarborough, the representative of the house.
(Gaelic and Welsh.) The bare place, from lom, bare, and lle, a place.
A location name in Durham.
The Lumleys, an ancient and ennobled family of Lumley Castle, co. Durham, have been seated in that county since the time of the Conquest (L.). The North Riding knightly family of De Lumley, evidently a branch of that of Lumley Castle were lords of Kilton from the 14th to the 16th century (O.). There was a gentle family of this name in York in the reign of Henry VIII. (D.), and a Leeds family in the time of George I. bore this name (Thoresby's "Leeds"). In the county of Durham there are villages thus called. Lumley is still a York name.
Lumley Demographics
Average Male Lumley Height
177.99 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lumley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lumley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lumley is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lumley? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 49,940th most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 708,147 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Lumley are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lumley is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 19 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 3,973 people, or 1 in 91,231. In The United States Lumley is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent reside, Missouri, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States Lumley is found in 50 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.
Lumley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lumley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lumley surname expanded 957 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 148 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it declined 10 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 327 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lumley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (66%) in Ireland.
In The United States Lumley are 11.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.07% registered with the party.
The amount Lumley earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 26.31% more than the national average, earning R 300,156 per year; in United States they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $41,798 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.59% less than the national average, earning $48,891 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lumly | 91 | 65 | / |
| Lumle | 91 | 2 | / |
| Loumleya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Leumlley | 86 | 0 | / |
| Loumle | 83 | 367 | / |
| Limley | 83 | 118 | / |
| Lumlue | 83 | 11 | / |
| Lunley | 83 | 10 | / |
| Lumler | 83 | 4 | / |
| Lumlee | 83 | 4 | / |
| Lomley | 83 | 4 | / |
| Lumlei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lummle | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lumlea | 83 | 0 | / |
| Lumlay | 83 | 0 | / |
| Lumelle | 77 | 6 | / |
| Lumleat | 77 | 6 | / |
| Lumlead | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lunnley | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lumille | 77 | 1 | / |
| Loumlea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lhomley | 77 | 1 | / |
| Limmley | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lounley | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lummler | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lomlley | 77 | 0 | / |
| Leumler | 77 | 0 | / |
| Luinley | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lunhley | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lumless | 77 | 0 | / |
| Limle | 73 | 86 | / |
| Lumla | 73 | 61 | / |
| Lumli | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lomle | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lomly | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lunly | 73 | 0 | / |
| Loumliya | 71 | 11 | / |
| Lumiller | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lonley | 67 | 59 | / |
| Lusmöller | 67 | 58 | / |
| Limlei | 67 | 15 | / |
| Leumüller | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lomloy | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lunlee | 67 | 6 | / |
| Limlee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lomlei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Limlay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loomle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loumla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loumli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lomlee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lunnelley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lunliy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lunhle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lumlau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lumlai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Limlly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loumiller | 67 | 0 | / |
| Limliy | 67 | 0 | / |
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