Lane
See also: lane, låne, -lane, and łáne
English
Etymology
As an English surname, from lane; as an Irish surname, from several origins, including Laighin. See Lane.
Proper noun
Lane
- A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived in a lane.
- A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] anglicised from various Irish surnames.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A female given name.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Idaho.
- A city in Kansas.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Douglas County, Nebraska, taken from the surname.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Oklahoma.
- A town in South Carolina.
- A town in South Dakota.
- A hamlet in Newquay parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8260).
- A hamlet near Holme, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1005).
- (UK, informal, as "the Lane") The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
- 1950, Basil Francis, Fanny Kelly of Drury Lane (page 37)
- It was a gala night at the Lane, with Charles Mathews coming over from Covent Garden […]
- 1950, Basil Francis, Fanny Kelly of Drury Lane (page 37)
Derived terms
- Lane County
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lane is the 216th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 134,227 individuals. Lane is most common among White (77.14%) and Black (16.88%) individuals.
Anagrams
- Alne, ELAN, Lean, Lena, Nale, Neal, elan, enal, lean, nale, neal, élan
German Low German
Alternative forms
- Laan, Lone, Loon
Etymology
From Middle Low German lāne, from Old Saxon lana, from Proto-West Germanic *lanu. More at English lane.
Noun
Lane f (plural Lanen)
- A narrow road or driveway
- lane