Lumley
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Lumley. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Lumley, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Lumley in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Lumley you have here. The definition of the word Lumley will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofLumley, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
Habitational surname from the villages of Great Lumley and Lumley Thicks, in County Durham, from Old English lumm (“pool”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .
Proper noun
Lumley (plural Lumleys)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lumley is the 10729th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2976 individuals. Lumley is most common among White (90.86%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lumley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 473.