Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
LUMLEY
There are approximately 4,365 people named Lumley in the UK. That makes it the 2,397th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 69 are named Lumley.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
LumbleyLamley
Lemley
Lummley
Llumley
Lumlley
Loumley
Lumlye
Lumly
Lumleys
Lumlie
Lowmley
Loomley
Lumleye
Lumli
Lumeley
Lumlay
Luml
Lumely
Lumnley
Lumlee
Lumlea
Lumlaye
The Lumley surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Gaelic and Welsh.) The bare place, from lom, bare, and lle, a place.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
LUMLEY. The Lumleys are of AngloSaxon descent, and have been seated in the county of Durham from the time of the Conquest. Liulph, who lived before the year 1080, is theiirst recorded ancestor. The majestic castle of Lumley, in the
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.