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lank Name Meaning and History

  1. English: nickname for someone tall and thin, from Old English hlanc ‘long’, ‘narrow’.
  2. North German: topographic name for some living at the side of a hill or river for example, from Middle Low German lanke ‘side’, ‘flank’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The lank name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the lank family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of lank Families in the US in 1920
Number of lank families
 20-37
 7-19		 1-6
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 18 - Messages: 78
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Thomas, son of James Lank, South Witham Lincs uk PatGauge 4
Ancestry R. Scott Lank 23
Harriet Lank Renaux; France/Minnesota MicheleVaughan 1
lanks papalouie153 0
Lank name spelling "LANQUE" David Lank 1
LANK David lank 3
Lank Family in Maine cinbu 4
Obit. LANK, MARY LOUISE (HENRY) KayRomubio 0
Lank David Lank 13
NOVA SCOTIAN LANKS JudiGraham 0
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