Lane

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "lane"

English

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Etymology

As an English surname, from lane; as an Irish surname, from several origins, including Laighin. See Lane.

Proper noun

Lane

  1. A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived in a lane.
  2. A surname from Irish anglicised from various Irish surnames.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  4. A female given name.
  5. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Kootenai County, Idaho.
    2. An unincorporated community in DeWitt County, Illinois.
    3. A minor city in Franklin County, Kansas.
    4. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Nebraska, taken from the surname.
    5. A census-designated place in Atoka County, Oklahoma.
    6. A town in Williamsburg County, South Carolina.
    7. A town in Jerauld County, South Dakota.
  6. A hamlet in Newquay parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8260).
  7. A hamlet near Holme, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1005).
  8. (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 […]

Derived terms

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

German Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Low German lāne, from Old Saxon lana, from Proto-West Germanic *lanu. More at English lane.

Noun

Lane f (plural Lanen)

  1. A narrow road or driveway
  2. lane
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