The Lanning surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,711 people carried this name — #4,078 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 33,900 people counted. That is up 3% from 8,449 in 2000.

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In the Nordic population registers

27 people named Lanning is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 27

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Lanning in American newspapers,
1893.

Newspaper page from The Goodland Republic carrying the name Lanning
The Goodland Republic 1893-06-16
Newspaper page from The Goodland Republic carrying the name Lanning
The Goodland Republic 1893-06-09
Newspaper page from The Goodland Republic carrying the name Lanning
The Goodland Republic 1893-06-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Lanning in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1990s.

493 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lanning. The most, 176, 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 Victoria, at 2.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 207
New South Wales 116
South Australia 61
Queensland 52
Western Australia 28
Tasmania 20
ACT (Canberra) 7

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

Who carried it

People named Lanning,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Mershon Lanning
    William Mershon Lanning 1849–1912 · judge
  • Frank Lanning
    Frank Lanning 1872–1945 · actor
  • Reggie Lanning
    Reggie Lanning 1893–1965 · cinematographer
  • Sarah Whitaker d. 1846
  • Syver Lanning 1817–1879
  • Berte Lanning 1819–1899

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 Lanning,
in the records of 6 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 States687 records

687 records of the Lanning name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 303
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 137
  • Other U.S. records 247
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Ronald Barry Lanning

    Born 1947; from Bloomington, Minnesota. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Kenneth M. Lanning

    Born 1909 in Indiana. Enlisted 1942 at Spokane, Washington; accountant. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1972, buried at Washington State Veterans Cemetery, Medical Lake, Washington.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Sarah Lanning

    Arrived at New York in 1876 aboard the Ethiopia from Glasgow and Moville, aged 19; servant. From Ireland; bound for Pennsylvania.

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

Showing 3 of 687 records for Lanning in the United States.

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

Netherlands235 records

235 records of the Lanning name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 151
  • Dutch population registers 74
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 10
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Willem Lanning

    Married in 1856 in Sleen; farmer, born 1825 in Zweeloo. Died 1910 in Noord-Sleen, aged 85; farmer.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jantien Lanning

    Born 1871 in Noord-Sleen. Married in 1898 in Tietjerksteradeel. Died 1953 in Gramsbergen, aged 81.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Hendrikus Lanning

    In the population register of Baarland; minister, born 1877 in Zweeloo (Drente).

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Borsele (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 235 records for Lanning in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia40 records

40 records of the Lanning name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 24
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 10
  • Other Australian records 6
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record George Lanning

    Arrived in Queensland in 1884 aboard the Linlithgowshire, aged 30.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Gustav Leslie Lanning

    Farmer of Seville, Victoria; died 1995.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Tom Lanning

    Of Parramatta, New South Wales; died 1918.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 40 records for Lanning 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) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

New Zealand11 records

11 records of the Lanning name in New Zealand Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Elizabeth Maude Lanning

    Buried in 1960 at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 81.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Lanning

    Buried in 1934 at Shortland Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 50.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Tarei Theresa Lanning

    Buried in 1949 at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 28.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Lanning in New Zealand.

Counts: Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Canada8 records

8 records of the Lanning name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 4
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Other Canadian records 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record G'o Lanning

    Came to Ontario in 1869 aboard the Serapis, landing at Quebec, bound for Hamilton, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Lila Vera Lanning

    Buried in 1993 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 62.

    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 Arthur Lanning

    Died in service in 1916.

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

Showing 3 of 8 records for Lanning in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); 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).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Lanning name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record S. Lanning

    London Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. H. Lanning

    Leinster Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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