Lumley Surname

49,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

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).

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Lumley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9731:91,23110,248
England3,4031:16,3732,381
Canada1,1531:31,9564,151
Australia7991:33,7874,454
South Africa3561:152,18517,237
Jamaica1461:19,6571,732
Ireland1181:39,9063,146
Wales731:42,3914,090
Scotland721:74,3595,625
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
France221:3,019,215204,848
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland801:55,3734,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7241:14,1392,118
Wales811:19,3631,123
Scotland221:170,1466,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4151:121,00911,786

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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Gaelic and Welsh.) The bare place, from lom, bare, and lle, a place.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Durham.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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.

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lumly9165/
Lumle912/
Loumleya862/
Leumlley860/
Loumle83367/
Limley83118/
Lumlue8311/
Lunley8310/
Lumler834/
Lumlee834/
Lomley834/
Lumlei831/
Lummle831/
Lumlea830/
Lumlay830/
Lumelle776/
Lumleat776/
Lumlead771/
Lunnley771/
Lumille771/
Loumlea771/
Lhomley771/
Limmley770/
Lounley770/
Lummler770/
Lomlley770/
Leumler770/
Luinley770/
Lunhley770/
Lumless770/
Limle7386/
Lumla7361/
Lumli735/
Lomle731/
Lomly730/
Lunly730/
Loumliya7111/
Lumiller711/
Lonley6759/
Lusmöller6758/
Limlei6715/
Leumüller6713/
Lomloy6712/
Lunlee676/
Limlee674/
Lomlei673/
Limlay672/
Loomle671/
Loumla671/
Loumli671/
Lomlee671/
Lunnelley671/
Lunliy671/
Lunhle671/
Lumlau671/
Lumlai671/
Limlly671/
Loumiller670/
Limliy670/

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