Lummis Family Crest and Last Name Background

Genealogists group Lummis with Loomis. In origin, the name means “Pool nook”.

Heraldry and the Lummis name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Lummis, so the heraldry linked to Loomis is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Spelling and variants

Lummis is listed among the recognised spellings of Loomis. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Related forms: Lummas and Lomas.

255 Americans were listed as Lummis in the 2010 census. That is enough to place it in the top 100,000 American surnames. Get the complete Lummis report, with a museum-style coat of arms.