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Lomax
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A surname originating from a former place name in Lancashire, England.
"The folklorist Alan Lomax recorded thousands of American folk songs."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn English surname, most famous today through the folk-song archivist Alan Lomax.
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Etymology
From Northern Middle English Lumhalghes, meaning roughly "pool" + "corners" (of land).