Lumley.
A surname from Old English.
Meaning & usage
A surname from Old English.
A hamlet near Hermitage, Southbourne parish, Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU7506).
Where this word comes from
Habitational surname from the villages of Great Lumley and Lumley Thicks, in County Durham, from Old English lumm (“pool”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
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