Lanier Family History
Lanier Name Meaning
French, Dutch, and English: occupational name for someone
involved in the wool trade, from an agent derivative of Old French
la(i)ne ‘wool’. DEB.French and Dutch:
occupational name, with the definite article, for a pack driver, from
French âne ‘ass’, ‘donkey’ (Latin asinus).French and Dutch: nickname for a falconer, from Old French
lanier, lenier, a kind of falcon.French and
Dutch: nickname for a lazy, slow, timid, or cowardly person, from Old
French lanier, lenier.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Lanier
Name Distribution of Lanier Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Lanier families
 168 - 334  57 - 167 |
 1 - 56  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Lanier families
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4 - 5 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Lanier last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Lanier Family Origin
Lanier Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Lanier
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Lanier Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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