Loomis (surname)

Loomis

Origin
Word/name	Anglo-Saxon
Meaning	derived from Lomax (Lumhalghs), near Bury, Greater Manchester, meaning "pool nook/recess"
Region of origin	England, Ireland and Scotland
Other names
Variant form(s)	Lomax, Lomaz, Lumox, Lummus, Lummis and Lomis

Loomis is an English language surname. Notable people and characters with the name include:

People

• Alfred Loomis (disambiguation), several people
• Andrew Loomis (1892–1959), illustrator
• Arphaxed Loomis (1798–1885), American politician
• Bernard Loomis (1923–2006), American toy inventor/marketer
• Charles Battell Loomis (1861–1911), American author
• Chauncey Loomis (ca. 1783–1817), New York politician
• Chester Loomis (1789–1873), New York politician
• Clinton "Fear" Loomis (born 1988), professional Dota gamer
• David B. Loomis (1817–1897), American politician
• Dwight Loomis (1821–1903), American politician
• Eben Jenks Loomis (1828–1912), American astronomer
• Edward Eugene Loomis (1864–1937), president of the Lehigh Valley Railroad
• Elias Loomis (1811–1889), American mathematician
• Elisha Scott Loomis (1852–1940), American teacher, mathematician, genealogist, writer and engineer
• Evarts G. Loomis (1910–2003), American physician
• Francis Loomis (disambiguation), several people
• Frank Loomis (1896–1971), American athlete
• Frederic Brewster Loomis, American paleontologist
• Frederick Oscar Warren Loomis (1870–1937), Canadian major-general
• George B. Loomis (1833–1887), American music teacher
• Gustavus Loomis (1789–1872), American soldier
• Hamilton Loomis (born 1975), American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer
• Harold F. Loomis (1896–1972), American botanist and millipede taxonomist
• Harvey Worthington Loomis (1865-1930), American composer
• Henry Loomis (1919-2008), American businessman
• James H. Loomis (1823–1914), New York politician
• Jeff Loomis (born 1971), guitarist
• John Mason Loomis (1825-1900), American businessman
• John Q. Loomis (c. 1824–1869), Confederate Army officer
• Jon Loomis (born 1959), American writer
• Laura Hibbard Loomis (1883–1960), American literary scholar
• Louise Ropes Loomis (1874–1958), American historian
• Lynn Harold Loomis (1915–1994), American mathematician
• Mabel Loomis Todd (1856–1932), born Mabel Loomis, American writer
• Mahlon Loomis (1826–1886), American inventor, pioneer of radio telegraphy, said to have invented the wireless radio
• Mickey Loomis, General Manager of the New Orleans Saints football franchise
• Nancy Loomis, stage name of American actress Nancy Kyes (born 1949)
• Noel Loomis (1905–1969), American writer of fiction and history
• Orland Steen Loomis (1893–1942), Governor-elect of Wisconsin
• Rick Loomis, American game designer
• Rick Loomis (photojournalist) (born 1969), American photojournalist
• Robbie Loomis (born 1964), American NASCAR crew chief
• Robert Loomis (1926–2020), American editor
• Roger Sherman Loomis (1887–1966), American academic
• Roland Loomis (1930–2018), father of the modern primitive movement
• Samuel Loomis (disambiguation), several people
• Silas Laurence Loomis (1822–1896), American scientist and educator
• Stanley Loomis, American writer of French history

Fictional characters

• Sam Loomis, a character in the Psycho franchise
• Colonel Ezra Pound Loomis, a character from Gears of War: Judgement
• Peggy Loomis, a character in the film The Town That Dreaded Sundown
• Dr. Samuel Loomis, a character in the Halloween film series
• Willie Loomis, a character in the Dark Shadows television series
• Billy Loomis, a character in the first Scream movie
• Mrs Loomis, the mother of Billy Loomis, a character in Scream 2
• Oswald Loomis, Superman villain the Prankster

See also

• Loomis (disambiguation) for other meanings