Lansing Surname

81,177th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,988 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lansing Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Lancing (people of Wlenca), in Sussex.

Lansing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6481:77,9828,909
Brazil3161:677,45024,995
Canada3071:120,01812,640
Germany2031:396,57936,740
Netherlands1731:97,61415,899
Malaysia1161:254,26114,332
Sweden451:218,81715,158
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
Paraguay201:361,8375,406
China191:71,964,2933,948
England171:3,277,533109,658
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
France71:9,488,960336,266
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Belize11:355,4743,977
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Guam11:160,1214,893
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9001:26,4313,248

Lansing (2,243) may also be a first name.

Lansing Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Lancing (people of Wlenca), in Sussex.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Local. (Dutch.) Low, flat lands; "ing," meadows; alluvial lands.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Lansing Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lansing Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Lansing (Marathi: लान्सींग, Russian: Лансинг) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lansing? popularity and diffusion

Lansing is the 81,177th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,217,025 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Lansing reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lansing is also the 157,743rd most frequent first name on earth, held by 2,243 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 4,648 people, or 1 in 77,982. In The United States Lansing is most common in: New York, where 11 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Iowa, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Lansing occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Lansing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lansing has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lansing surname rose 245 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 23 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lansing Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lansing last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.04% registered with the political party.

The amount Lansing earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.81% more than the national average, earning $46,088 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.39% more than the national average, earning $51,866 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liansing93345/
Lansingh9336/
Lanshing9323/
Lainsing933/
Lanszing932/
Lanssing931/
Launsing931/
Leansing930/
Lansin92290/
Lansink861,943/
Lamsing86274/
Lancing86245/
Lonsing86197/
Lanshin86142/
Lanzing8687/
Langing8680/
Lanseng8620/
Lanjing8610/
Lainsin868/
Lanxing866/
Liansin863/
Lanhsin862/
Launsin862/
Hlansin861/
Leansin861/
Lanshina80129/
Lianseng8043/
Lamnging8039/
Leinsing8031/
Lasingin807/
Lanssina806/
Launseng806/
Lanching805/
Lianxing805/
Lansheng803/
Lianjing803/
Landzing801/
Lansaeng801/
Lasinsin801/
Loinsing801/
Llamsing801/
Lanssink801/
Liancing801/
Leanseng801/
Langin771,283/
Lamsin77845/
Lansen77523/
Lancin77523/
Lansén7718/
Lanjin7716/
Lonsin7714/
Lanxin7712/
Lanzin776/
Lansim775/
Launching7522/
Liansheng7515/
Lianching752/
Lianzhing751/
Lansinova751/
Lansshina751/
Liamnging751/
Lancina711,131/
Laingen71125/
Langeng71109/
Lanchin71108/
Liansim7135/
Lomsing7130/
Lanshyn7122/
Lanceng7120/
Lamjing7118/
Lanssen7116/
Lanjeng7114/
Lanzhin7113/
Lamseng7111/
Lonjing7110/
Leinsin7110/
Lianjin718/
Lanscen717/
Lansaen717/
Longing716/
Lionsin716/
Liamsin716/
Llancin716/
Lhansen714/
Lianxin714/
Lyangin713/
Lanzien712/
Loonsin712/
Landzin712/
Langien711/
Lanshen711/
Lansoen711/
Lahnsen711/
Laingin711/
Llansen711/
Lainsne711/
Lamging711/
Lounsin711/
Lancint711/
Leamsin711/
Leisensing710/
Lanngen710/
Landgin710/
Liamseng67102/
Lounseng6765/
Lanshyna6726/
Lanzheng6718/
Langienė6710/
Lomsingh679/
Lianceng679/
Lahamsin672/
Lahansen672/
Leamjing672/
Lianchin671/
Lhanchin671/
Lanzhina671/
Lanjn671/
L'Hansen671/
Lianshen671/
Lianzeng671/
Laingien671/
Leamseng671/
Leunseng671/
Latensen670/
Lanssoen670/

Lansing Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lansing in the Marathi language
लान्सींगlansinga-
Lansing in the Russian language
Лансингlansing-

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