Loomis (surname)
| Loomis | |
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| Family name | |
| Meaning | derived from Lomax (Lumhalghs), near Bury, Greater Manchester, meaning "pool nook/recess" |
| Region of origin | England, Ireland and Scotland |
| Related names | Lomax, Lomaz, Lumox, Lummus, Lummis and Lomis |
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Loomis is an English language surname.
People surnamed Loomis
- 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
- 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.
- Francis Loomis (disambiguation), several people
- Frank Loomis (1896–1971), American athlete
- Gustavus Loomis (1789–1872), American soldier
- Harold F. Loomis (1896–1972), American botanist and millipede taxonomist
- James H. Loomis (1823–1914), New York politician
- Jeff Loomis (born 1971), guitarist
- Lynn Harold Loomis (1915 – 1994) American mathematician
- Jon Loomis, American writer
- Mabel Loomis Todd (1856–1932), born Mabel Loomis, American writer
- Mahlon Loomis (1826–1886), an early pioneer of radio telegraphy, said to have invented the wireless radio
- Mickey Loomis, General Manager of the New Orleans Saints football franchise
- 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 former NASCAR crew chief
- Robert Loomis (born 1926), American editor
- Roger Sherman Loomis (1887–1966), American academic
- Roland Loomis (born 1930), 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
- Oswald Loomis, Superman villain the Prankster
- Dr. Samuel Loomis, a character in the Halloween film series
- Willie Loomis, a character in the Dark Shadows television series
- Samuel Loomis, a character in the movie Psycho
- Billy Loomis, a character in the first Scream movie
- John Loomis, the scientist in the Robert C. O'Brien science fiction novel Z For Zachariah
See also
- Loomis (disambiguation) for other meanings