Lum

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lum"

English

Etymology 1

As an English surname, from Middle English Lumb, from Old English Lumm, from lumm (“pool”). Analyzable as being from English lum (“pool”).

As a Chinese surname, from Cantonese 林 (lam4).

Proper noun

Lum (plural Lums)

1. An English surname transferred from the place name.

   Alternative forms: Limb, Lumb, Lumm

2. A surname from Chinese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lum is the 4406^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8060 individuals. Lum is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (61.94%), White (18.65%), and Multi-racial (13.28%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Clipping of Columbus.

Proper noun

Lum (plural Lums)

1. A diminutive of the male given name Columbus.

Anagrams

• -mul-, MLU, UML, Ulm