Lanier Surname
Approximately 30,156 people bear this surname
Lanier Surname Definition:
(French) One who dressed, wove or sold wool.
Lanier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28,079 | 1:12,909 | 1,606 |
| France | 1,637 | 1:40,576 | 5,065 |
| Thailand | 88 | 1:802,708 | 129,613 |
| Canada | 62 | 1:594,284 | 49,093 |
| Switzerland | 48 | 1:171,102 | 15,661 |
| Cuba | 45 | 1:256,060 | 4,953 |
| Luxembourg | 37 | 1:15,690 | 3,536 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,178 | 1:15,802 | 2,016 |
Lanier (1,964) may also be a first name.
Lanier Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) One who dressed, wove or sold wool.
Lanier Demographics
Average Male Lanier Height
177.82 cm
Average Female Lanier Height
161.83 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lanier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lanier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lanier (Arabic: انيير, Russian: Ланиер) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lanier click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lanier? popularity and diffusion
It is the 18,294th most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 241,662 people. The surname Lanier is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Lanier reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lanier is also the 170,987th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 1,964 people.
This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 28,079 people, or 1 in 12,909. In The United States Lanier is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 17 percent reside, Georgia, where 14 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Beside The United States it occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in France, where 5 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.
Lanier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lanier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lanier surname increased 884 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lanier Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Lanier are 13.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.14% registered with the party.
The amount Lanier earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.39% less than the national average, earning $39,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.68% more than the national average, earning $54,987 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lanier Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lanier in the Russian language | ||
| Ланиер | lanier | - |
| Lanier in the Arabic language | ||
| انيير | anyyr | - |
| لانير | lanyr | - |
| انير | anyr | - |
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Lanier Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lanier
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