Lerner (surname)
Lerner is a German surname, a variant of Larner. Originating from southern Germany, it may be either a habitational name for someone from Lern, near the Bavarian town of Freising, or a nickname from Middle High German lerner, meaning "pupil" or "schoolboy". It can also be a Ashkenazic Jewish occupational name, from Yiddish lerner, meaning "Talmudic student or scholar".[1] In England, the name is recorded from the 13th century, first found in London where they held a family seat as lords of the manor. Variations include Delawny, Delauney, De Laune, De Lune, Delaune, Delorney, and others.[2]
Notable people with the surname Lerner name include:
- Aaron Bunsen Lerner (1920–2007), American physician, researcher and professor
- Abba Lerner, American economist
- Adam Lerner, American museum curator
- Al Lerner, billionaire, chairman of MBNA
- Al Lerner (composer), American musician, pianist, and big band leader
- Alan Jay Lerner, American lyricist and librettist
- Alejandro Lerner, Argentine musician
- Avi Lerner, Israeli-American film producer
- Barron H. Lerner, American professor of medicine
- Ben Lerner, American poet
- César Lerner, Argentine film composer
- Claire Lerner, American non-profit director
- David Lerner (1951-1997?), American poet
- Edward (Ned) Lerner, computer-game maker
- Edward M. Lerner, science-fiction writer
- Eric Lerner, American scientist and popular science author
- Gad Lerner, Italian journalist and writer
- George Lerner, inventor of the toy Mr. Potato Head
- Gerda Lerner, a founder of the fields of women and African American history
- Hayyim Zvi Lerner (1815–1889), gramarian, writer and educator
- Irving Lerner, alleged Soviet spy in the US during World War II
- I. Michael Lerner, geneticist and evolutionary biologist
- Jacqueline Lerner, American psychologist
- Jaime Lerner, architect and urban planner, Brazilian state governor
- Jennifer Lerner, professor and experimental social psychologist
- Jimmy Lerner, American poet, novelist, and criminal
- Josh Lerner, American economist, professor at the Harvard Business School
- Ken Lerner, American actor
- Konstantin Lerner, Ukrainian chess grandmaster
- Laurence Lerner, literary critic, poet and novelist
- Leo Lerner, a newspaper publisher
- Lois Lerner (born 1950), American lawyer
- Mark Lerner, American businessman
- Max Lerner, American journalist and educator
- Melvin J. Lerner, professor of social psychology
- Michael Lerner (disambiguation), multiple people
- Murray Lerner, American film director and producer
- Osip Mikhailovich Lerner, 19th century Russian Jewish intellectual and lawyer
- Peter Lerner, Israeli Defense Forces spokesperson
- Randy Lerner, American entrepreneur and sports team owner
- Richard Lerner, American research chemist
- Rita G. Lerner (1929–1994), American physicist and science communicator
- Robert E. Lerner, American medieval historian
- Samuel Lerner, Romanian songwriter American theater and film
- Samuel A. Lerner, co-founder of Lerner Shops, uncle of Alan Jay Lerner
- Sam Lerner, American child actor
- Sandra Lerner, co-founder of Cisco Systems
- Sara Hestrin-Lerner, Israeli physiologist
- Sidney Lerner, Manitoba judge
- Stephen Lerner, labor and community organizer
- Ted Lerner (1925–2023), American real estate developer and billionaire, owner of the Washington Nationals
- Theodor Lerner, German journalist and polar explorer
References
- ^ "Lerner Name Meaning & Lerner Family History". Ancestry. 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, 2022
- ^ "Lerner Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseOfNames. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2024.