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 2,750
Agricultural Labourer 513
Labourer 361
General Servant 199
Domestic Servant 188
Dress Maker 139
Laundress 128
Carpenter 121
Servant 91
Farm Labourer 82
House Keeper 80
Tailor 74
Annuitant 73
Coal Miner 73
Cook 72
Gardener 71
Lace Maker 56
Nurse 54
Farm Servant 54
Blacksmith 51
Shoe Maker 45
Farmer 39
No Occupation 39
Wife Of Above 38
Butcher 38

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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