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. The Rural Municipality of Lumsden No. 189, a rural municipality in Saskatchewan that includes the town.
6. A small town in Southland, New Zealand.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lumsden is the 12156^th 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.