Lane Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Lane Name Meaning: Lane means "path" or "roadway".

With English Origin, Lane was a surname given to people who lived in a narrow lane surrounded by hedges. It means \"path\" or \"roadway\".

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lane Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lane family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,270
Agricultural Labourer 663
House Servant 200
Labourer 179
Dress Maker 169
Servant 127
Carpenter 118
General Servant 90
Laundress 85
House Keeper 82
Carter 80
Coal Miner 80
Shoe Maker 63
Tailor 63
House Maid 61
Lace Maker 56
Cook 55
Gardener 53
Blacksmith 51
Farm Labourer 50
Domestic Servant 49
Nurse 34
Butcher 31
Cotton Weaver 31
Farmer 31

Lane Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lane 100% 150,628
2 Line 75% 10,706
3 Lean 50% 9,447
4 Lone 75% 3,303
5 Laine 80% 2,034
6 Leon 25% 1,929
7 Lion 25% 1,602
8 Alen 25% 1,362
9 Luin 25% 1,332
10 Lain 50% 1,310
11 Layne 80% 1,210
12 Elen 25% 1,072
13 Loan 50% 631
14 Lan 75% 472
15 Elan 50% 466
16 Luna 50% 376
17 Loon 25% 351
18 Lune 75% 342
19 Leane 80% 327
20 Loane 80% 276
21 Laan 50% 272
22 Loone 60% 265
23 Alan 50% 262
24 Leen 25% 256
25 Leno 50% 215
26 Lonie 60% 207
27 Len 50% 200
28 Luen 25% 163
29 Lun 50% 159
30 Layn 50% 146
31 Lon 50% 146
32 Leone 60% 144
33 Elin 25% 132
34 Laun 50% 131
35 Lene 75% 120

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The surname Lane is the most popular version of all its varients

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