The Laney surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,796 people carried this name — #3,323 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 27,300 people counted. That is up 4% from 10,386 in 2000.

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In print

Laney in American newspapers,
1914–1915.

Newspaper page from The Monroe Journal carrying the name Laney
The Monroe Journal 1915-01-05
Newspaper page from The Monroe Journal carrying the name Laney
The Monroe Journal 1914-02-10
Newspaper page from The Monroe Journal carrying the name Laney
The Monroe Journal 1915-01-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 69,086 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Laney in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1980s.

4,124 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Laney. The most, 1,066, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 2,590
Queensland 582
Victoria 405
Western Australia 320
Tasmania 103
South Australia 95
ACT (Canberra) 16
Northern Territory 5

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Laney.

Who carried it

People named Laney,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Lucy Craft Laney
    Lucy Craft Laney 1854–1933 · educator
  • Benjamin Travis Laney
    Benjamin Travis Laney 1896–1977 · mayor
  • James T. Laney
    James T. Laney 1927–2026 · diplomat
  • John Laney 1501–1633 · politician
  • W. J. Laney 1827– · politician
  • Francis Baker Laney 1875–1938 · geologist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Laney,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States696 records

696 records of the Laney name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 352
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 124
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 83
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 59
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 29
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 23
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 19
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Ramsey County (Minnesota) Memorial Hall, war dead 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James E. Laney

    Born 1924 in Alabama. Enlisted 1943 at Fort McClellan; farm hand from Randolph County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery, Bowdon, Georgia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Billy Ray Laney

    Born 1939; from Birmingham, Alabama. U.S. Army, infantry senior sergeant; declared dead 1967 in Laos.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Laney

    Arrived at New York in 1856 aboard the James Foster Jr. from Liverpool, aged 18; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 696 records for Laney in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia56 records

56 records of the Laney name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 35
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 10
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 5
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 1
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Laney

    Farmer of Ingliston, Victoria; died 1988.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Patrick De Laney

    Arrived in Victoria in 1875 aboard the Alhambra, aged 37.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record George Laney

    Left Launceston in 1849 aboard the Winchester, bound for London, as a seaman.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 56 records for Laney in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Laney name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 4
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Grace E. Laney

    Died 1929 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Patrick George Laney

    Buried in 1959 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record John Laney

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Laney in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France4 records

4 records of the Laney name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Gabrielle Laney

    Born 1895 in Valence (Tarn-et-Garonne); died 1976 in Bordeaux (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Camille Leon Laney

    Born 1910 in Valence (Tarn-et-Garonne); died 1989 in Agen (Lot-et-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Regine Laney

    Born 1936 in Sainte-Gemme (Gironde); died 1983 in Marmande (Lot-et-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Laney in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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