Lum History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Lum family

The surname Lum was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held lands.

Early History of the Lum family

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Lum Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lumb, Loom, Limb, Loombe, Loomes, Lombe, Lomb and many more.

Early Notables of the Lum family

Distinguished members of the family include

the Lumb family of Cumberland

Lum Ranking

In the United States, the name Lum is the 5,982^nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Lum migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lum Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Andreas Lum, aged 24, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1741 2
William Lum, who arrived in Mississippi in 1799 2

Lum Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

A S Lum, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 2
W Lum, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 2

Lum migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Lum Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. George Lum, English convict who was convicted in Chester, Cheshire, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Claudine" on 19th August 1829, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Lum (post 1700) +

William Lum, American politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Derby, 1831 4
Theresa C. Lum, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988 4
Sylvia S. Lum, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928 4
Herman Tsui Fai Lum (1926-2009), American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Attorney for Hawaii, 1961-67; Circuit Judge in Hawaii, 1967-74; Chief Justice of Hawaii State Supreme Court, 1983 4
Henry Lum, American politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Monroe, 1828 4
Francis Lum, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1980 4

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 18th February 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/claudine
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html