Lumsden

English

Etymology

The town in Newfoundland is named after Methodist minister James Lumsden (1854 - 1915).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlʌmz.dən/
  • Hyphenation: Lums‧den
  • Rhymes: -ʌmzdən

Proper noun

Lumsden (countable and uncountable, plural Lumsdens)

  1. A surname.
  2. A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ4722).
  3. A town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. [From 1915]
    Synonym: Cat Harbour (historical)
  4. A town in the Qu'Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  5. A small town in Southland, New Zealand. [1]

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Lumsden is the 12156th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2563 individuals. Lumsden is most common among White (81.7%) and Black/African American (11.98%) individuals.

References

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