Lomax (surname)
Lomax is a territorial surname of English origin, derived from the hamlet of Lumhalghs, near Bury, Greater Manchester, and meaning "pool nook or recess".
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Word/name | England, Scotland |
| Meaning | Stream Pool. Inhabitance of Lumhalghs, Lancashire now Greater Manchester |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Lomas, Lennox |
Notable persons with the surname Lomax include:
- Alan Lomax (1915–2002), American musicologist, son of John Avery Lomax
- Bess Lomax Hawes (1921–2009), American folklorist and folk musician, sister of Alan
- Cathy Lomax, London artist
- David Lomax (1938–2014), British television reporter
- David Lomax (born 1970), New Zealand rugby league footballer
- Eric Lomax (1919–2012), British Army officer, author of The Railway Man
- George M. Lomax (1849–1917), American politician
- Geoff Lomax (1925–1992), English cricketer
- Ian Lomax (1931–1996), English cricketer and racehorse trainer
- Jane Lomax-Smith (born 1950), former Australian politician
- Jackie Lomax (1944–2013), English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Jerrold E. Lomax, American architect
- John Lomax (1867–1948), American musicologist and folklorist, journalist, writer, and band manager
- John Lomax (rugby league) (born 1966), a New Zealand rugby player
- John Lomax III (born 1944), American country music journalist, music distributor and manager
- Judith Lomax (1774–1828), American poet and religious writer
- Kelvin Lomax (born 1986), English footballer
- Lunsford L. Lomax (1835–1913), American Civil War general
- Michael Lomax (born 1947), American educator and philanthropist
- Michael Trappes-Lomax (1900–1972), English poet, soldier, and historian
- Neil Lomax (born 1959), American football quarterback
- Rachel Lomax (born 1945), British economist and former government official
- Ruby Terrill Lomax (1886–1961), American musicologist and wife of John Avery Lomax
- Samuel Lomax (1855–1915), British First World War general
- Scott Lomax (born 1982), writer
- Vernon Lomax Smith, Nobel laureate
Distribution
As a surname Lomax is the 1,354th most common surname in Great Britain with 7,774 bearers. It is most common in Lancashire, where it is the 466th most common surname with 1,821 bearers. Other concentrations include Cambridgeshire, (173rd: 1,771), Greater Manchester, (255th: 1,761), West Yorkshire (278th: 1,739), and Cheshire (284th: 1,715). Other notable concentrations include, North Yorkshire, County Durham, Cumbria, Northumberland, South Lanarkshire, Dumfriesshire, and Derbyshire.
Fictional
- Peri Lomax, character in Hollyoaks
- Byron Lomax, alien in human form in The Outer Limits episode O.B.I.T.
- Kevin Lomax, protagonist in the film The Devil's Advocate
- Bernie Lomax, antagonist in the film Weekend at Bernie's
- Hollis Lomax, Williams Stoner's nemesis in the novel Stoner by John Williams
- Lomax, Joseph William and Rob, characters in the 1998 film Mercury Rising. The former is the FBI's Chicago Field Office Special Agent in Charge; the latter is the director of the FBI.
- Lomax the Sublibrarian for the London Library in the Sherlock Holmes story "The Adventure of the Illustrious Client"
- Oscar Lomax, blind millionaire from Ilkley in the TV Series Psychoville
- Vera Lomax, daughter of Coronation Street character Ena Sharples
- Dottie Lomax, a character in "The Adventure of the Wary Witness," an episode of the 1970s television series Ellery Queen
- Mrs. Lomax, the school librarian in The Map Trap by Andrew Clements.
- Lomax (no first name given), character played by Kirk Douglas in the film The War Wagon
- Eddie Lomax, character played by Gary Busey in the 1993 film The Firm
- Freddy Lomax, character played by Jake Busey in Season 4 of the television series Mr. Robot
- Lomax (no first name given), character played by Benedict Wong in the film Annihilation.
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