Loomis (surname)

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

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

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
• 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
• 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
• Oswald Loomis, Superman villain the Prankster

See also

• Loomis (disambiguation) for other meanings