Lane (surname)
Lane is a surname with several origins.
Meanings and origins
- From Middle English a topographic name for someone who lived in a lane. Used to denote any narrow pathway, including one between houses in a town.
According to researchers of the Battle Abbey Roll a Hugh L'Asne was active in Normandy in 1046, 20 years before William the Conqueror invaded England. L'Asne emigrated at some point and is listed as a tenant in the towns of Gloucester and Winchombe starting in 1095. The name Lane is attributed to him by those researchers. Evidence shows he was a man of wealth, however, he appears to have left no progeny.[1]
As Normans, Lane families flourished in England under Norman Kings and those that followed.
There are several quotes online showing a "Ralph de la Lane" was listed in 1176 on the "Pipe Rolls of Kent" which was during the reign of Henry II (Grandson of William the Conqueror). When an actual source is found it should be connected here.
A prominent Lane family documented in Staffordshire claim to have Norman ancestry, and list the earliest ancestor as "Adam de Lone" living in 1315.[2] Lane families enjoyed prominence in other counties such as Kent[3], Gloucestershire[4][5], Buckinghamshire[6], and Northamptonshire[7] where Sir Ralph Lane is theorized to have originated. A Knighted Sir Richard Lane is found in Northamptonshire in the early 1600s.[8]
Tax lists of Buckinghamshire in 1400s list "John atte Lane" and "William atte Lane" with the Saxon term "atte" being the same as the French term "de la", showing topographic reference.
Lane families took part in the Plantations of Ireland as it is theorized Sir George Lane was part of the same family as Sir Ralph Lane.[8]
In 1663, a Matthys Laenen Van Pelt emigrated from Amsterdam to New Jersey. The family appears to have shortened the name to Lane after arriving.
Early Virginia County Tax lists of the late 1700s show Lane families with the spellings of "Lane", "Lain", and "Layne" but with no indication of importance for the different spellings, other than possible separation of unrelated Lane families. By the middle 1800s though, "Lane" was commonly adopted.
Lane is also an Anglicized form, of three Irish Gaelic surnames, however, no evidence showing the following words being used as "Lane" can be found.
- Ó Laighin ‘descendant of Laighean’, a byname meaning ‘spear’, or ‘javelin'.
- Ó Luain ‘descendant of Luan’, a byname meaning ‘warrior’.
- Ó Liatháin.[9][10]
A
- Abbe Lane (born 1932), American actress
- Abigail Lane (born 1967), English artist
- Alexander Lane (1857–1911), American physician and politician
- Allen Lane (1902–1970), publisher
- Alycia Lane (born 1972), American television journalist
- Andrew Lane (disambiguation), several people
- Andy Lane (born 1963), author and journalist
- Anita Lane (born 1959), Australian singer and songwriter
- Anthony Lane (born 1962), British film reviewer and journalist
- Arthur Bliss Lane (1894–1956), U.S. diplomat
B
- Bill Lane (1922–2000), Australian amateur ornithologist
- Bill Lane (publisher) (1919–2010), American magazine publisher, diplomat, and philanthropist
- Billy Lane (born 1970), U.S. motorcycle builder
- Bobby Lane (born 1939), American football player
- Brendan Lane (disambiguation)
- Brian Lane (pilot) (1917–1942), World War 2, Royal Air Force Squadron Leader and fighter ace
- Burton Lane (1912–1997), U.S. composer and lyricist
C
- Carla Lane (1937–2016), pseudonym of Romana Barrack, a British television writer
- Charles Lane (actor) (1905–2007), U.S. actor
- Charles Lane (journalist) (born 1961), Washington Post reporter
- Charles Lane (African-American actor/filmmaker) (born 1953), U.S. actor
- Colin Lane (born 1965), Australian comedian
D
- David Lane (disambiguation), several people
- Denny Lane (1818–1895), Irish businessman and nationalist public figure
- Devinn Lane (born 1972), pornographic actress
- Diane Lane (born 1965), U.S. actress
- Dick Lane (1936–2002), scholar, author, collector, and dealer of Japanese art
- Dick Lane (American football) (1928–2002), American football player
- Dick Lane (baseball) (born 1927), U.S. baseball player
- Dick Lane (TV announcer) (1899–1982), television announcer
- Don Lane (1933–2009), talk show host
E
- Eastwood Lane (1879–1951), U.S. composer
- Edward William Lane (1801–1876), British scholar
- Elizabeth Lane (1905–1988), British lawyer
- Ernest Preston Lane (1886–1969), American mathematician
F
- Fitz Hugh Lane (1804–1865), U.S. painter
- Frank Lane (1896–1981), U.S. baseball executive
- Franklin Knight Lane (1864–1921), Canadian-American politician
- Fred Lane (1975–2000), American football player
- Frederic C. Lane (1900–1984), U.S. historian
- Frederick Lane (1888–1969), Australian swimmer
G
- Gary Lane (born 1964), professional chess player
- Geoffrey Lane, Baron Lane (1918–2005), British Judge
- George Martin Lane (1823–1897), U.S. scholar
- Gord Lane (born 1953), Canadian ice hockey player
H
- Harlan Lane (1936–2019), American professor of psychology and linguistics, Northeastern University, Boston
- Harriet Lane (1830–1903), United States President James Buchanan's niece
- Harry Lane (1855–1917), American politician
- Homer Lane (1875–1925), American educator
- Hugh Lane (1875–1915), Irish (Irish-British) Art Collector and Philanthropist
J
- Jackie Lane (actress) (born 1947), British actress
- James D. Lane (born 1965), American electric blues guitarist
- James Henry Lane (Union general) (1814–1866), U.S. abolitionist, Senator, and general
- James Henry Lane (Confederate general) (1833–1907), Confederate general
- Jane Lane (author) (1905–1978), British historical novelist
- Jani Lane (born 1964), U.S. singer (Warrant)
- Jason Lane (born 1976), American professional baseball player
- Jay Lane (born 1964), American drummer
- Jeffrey Lane, film producer and actor
- Jim Lane (Irish republican) (born 1938), Irish republican and socialist
- Jocelyn Lane (born 1937), model, actress and jewellery designer
- John Lane (publisher) (1854–1925), British publisher
- John Carey Lane (1872–1958), Mayor of Honolulu
- Jonathan Homer Lane (1819–1880), American astrophysicist and inventor
- Joseph Lane (1801–1881), U.S. general
- Julia Lane, New Zealand, British, and American economist and economic statistician
K
- Kenneth Jay Lane (1932–2017), American costume jewelry designer
- Kris Lane (born 1967), professor of Latin American history
L
- Lafayette Lane (1842–1896), U.S. politician
- Lana Lane, American rock singer
- Lauren Lane (born 1961), U.S. actress
- Lenny Lane (born 1970), U.S. professional wrestler, real name Leonard Carlson
- Leota Lane (1913–1963), U.S. actress, one of the Lane Sisters
- Lisa Lane (born 1938), U.S. chess player
- Lola Lane (1906–1981), U.S. actress, one of the Lane Sisters
- Lunsford Lane (1803–1879), ex-slave
- Lupino Lane (1892–1959), English actor
- Lyle Franklin Lane (1926-2013), U.S. Diplomat
M
- Margaret Lane (1907-1994), British journalist, biographer and novelist
- Mark Lane (1927-2016), author of Rush to Judgment
- Martin Lane (born 1961), English footballer
- Matteo Lane (born 1982), U.S. comedian
- Mills Lane (born 1936), U.S. judge and boxing referee
- Morgan D. Lane (1844–1892), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
N
- Nathan Lane (born 1956), American actor
P
- Patrick Lane (born 1939), Canadian poet
- Philip Lane (disambiguation)
- Priscilla Lane (1915–1995), U.S. actress one of the Lane Sisters
R
- Ralph Lane (c. 1530–1603), English explorer
- Red Lane (1939–2015), stage name of Hollis Rudolph DeLaughter, American singer-songwriter
- Richard James Lane (1800–1872), English master lithographer and line-engraver
- Richard Lane (1936–2002), American scholar, author, collector, and dealer of Japanese art
- Richard Lane (architect) (1795–1880), English architect of the late Georgian and early Victorian period.
- Richard Lane (writer) (1918–2008), Australian playwright/dramatist
- Ronnie Lane (1946–1997), British singer and songwriter
- Rose Wilder Lane (1886–1968), American writer
- Rosemary Lane (1914–1974), one of the American Lane Sisters
- Roy Lane (c. 1935–2009), British racing driver
- Ryan Lane (born 1987), American actor and model
S
- Sam Lane (born 1991), rugby union footballer
- Samantha Lane (born 1979), Australian AFL writer
- Selwyn George (Bill) Lane (1922–2000), Australian ornithologist
- Shawn Lane (1963–2003), U.S. musician (Black Oak Arkansas)
- Stan Lane (born 1953), U.S. professional wrestler
- Stanley Lane-Poole (1854–1931), British orientalist
T
- Tami Lane (born 1974), American makeup artist
- Terry Lane, Australian radio broadcaster and newspaper columnist
- Thomas Lane (disambiguation)
- Tim Lane (disambiguation)
W
- Walter P. Lane (1817–1892), Confederate general
- William Lane (1861–1917), Australian labour leader
- William Carr Lane (1789–1863), U.S doctor
- William Henry Lane (1825–1853), American dancer
- William Preston Lane, Jr. (1892–1967), U.S. politician
Y
- Yuri Lane, beatboxer
Fictional characters
- Solomon Lane, in the film Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
- Drury Lane (character), a detective created by Ellery Queen
- Gerry, Karin, Constance & Rachel Lane, in the 2013 film World War Z
- Jane Lane (Daria), in the animated series Daria
- Lois Lane, DC Comics character
- Lucy Lane, DC Comics character Lois' sister
- Sam Lane (comics), DC Comics character Lois and Lucy's father
- Brian Lane (New Tricks), in the drama series New Tricks
- Margo Lane, in The Shadow radio drama and pulp novels
See also
References
- ^ Powlett, Wilhelmina. "The Battle Abbey Roll: With Some Account of the Norman Lineages, Volume 2". Google Books. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ Burke, John. "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great ..., Volume 1". Google Books. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ "LANE, Thomas (d.?1423), of Canterbury, Kent. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ^ Chitting, Henry; Philipot, John (1885). The Visitation of the County of Gloucester: Taken in the Year 1623. Mitchell and Hughes, printers.
- ^ "LANE, Thomas (by 1492-1544), of Gloucester and Lincoln's Inn, London. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ^ "LANE, Thomas (1583-1652), of Hughenden, Bucks. and the Inner Temple, London; later of Perivale, Mdx. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ^ "LANE, Robert (1527-c.88), of Hogshaw, Bucks. and Horton, Northants. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ^ a b Stephen, Leslie. "DNB". google books. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ^ "Lane Family History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ "Irish surname search: (O)Lyne, Lyons, Lehane, Lane". Goireland.com. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2012.