The Lancia surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 565 people carried this name — #39,004 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 526,300 people counted. That is up 1% from 562 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Lancia surname
From lancia (“spear”), a metonymic occupational surname for an armorer or for a soldier who carried a spear.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Lancia» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 154 people named Lancia.
46 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 55 people named Lancia live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
22 people named Lancia live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Lancia,
with a public archive behind them.
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Vincenzo Lancia 1881–1937 · engineer -
Filippo Lancia d. 1564 · Catholic bishop
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Bianca Lancia 1170–
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Pietro Lancia 1201–1335 · politician
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Galvano Lancia 1210–1268 · politician
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Corrado Lancia di Brolo 1826–1906 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Lancia.
- Lan 3,262 · U.S. census
- Lana 841 · U.S. census
- Lanata 143 · U.S. census
- Lance 13,122 · U.S. census
- Lancelin 149 · U.S. census
- Lancelot 157 · U.S. census
- Lancon 637 · U.S. census
- Landa 8,267 · U.S. census
- Landas 221 · U.S. census
- Landau 5,582 · U.S. census
- Landauer 535 · U.S. census
- Lande 1,156 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Lancia is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.