Lany Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lany Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lany family

Profession Census Frequency
School 7
Woollen Weaver 3
Private Teaching 2
Going To School 2
House Painter 2
Clerk Railway Waffon Works 1
Labourer (below Ground) 1
Loliater's Clerk 1
Caramel Wrapper 1
Coal (dealer) 1
Commissie Clerk 1
Cotton Mill Rover 1
(labourer) Carter 1
Architect Of York 1
Cloth Tuller 1
House Work 1
Masons Labourer 1
Miner Hurrier 1
Stable Hand 1
Railway Plate Sayers 1
Driller (iron) 1
Servant On Farm 1
Colliery Labourer Surface 1
Printers Machine Minder 1
Bedstead Painter 1

Lany Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Olney 40% 4,380
2 Looney 50% 3,476
3 Loney 60% 2,737
4 Laney 80% 2,074
5 Leney 60% 1,793
6 Leaney 67% 1,787
7 Liney 60% 1,727
8 Luney 60% 348
9 Leny 75% 258
10 Lany 100% 245
11 Leany 80% 224
12 Leeney 50% 194
13 Lony 75% 193
14 Loony 60% 159
15 Linay 60% 150
16 Alney 40% 130

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The surname Lany is the 10th most popular variant of Olney.

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