Lane (surname)
Lane is a surname with two separate origins in Britain and Ireland.
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.
Lane is also an Anglicized form, of three Irish Gaelic surnames.
- Ó Laighin ‘descendant of Laighean’, a byname meaning ‘spear’, or ‘javelin'.
- Ó Luain ‘descendant of Luan’, a byname meaning ‘warrior’.
- Ó Liatháin.[1][2]
A
- Abbe Lane (born 1932), American actress
- Abigail Lane, (born 1967) English artist
- 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, Australian singer and songwriter
- Anthony Lane (born 1962), British film reviewer and journalist
- Arthur Bliss Lane (1894–1956), U.S. diplomat
B
- Billy Lane, U.S. motorcycle builder
- Bobby Lane (born 1939), American football player
- 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) (born 1905), U.S. actor
- Charles Lane (journalist), Washington Post reporter
- Charles Lane (African-American actor/filmmaker) (born 1953) U.S. actor
- Colin Lane, Australian comedian
D
- David Lane (disambiguation), several people
- Devinn Lane
- 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
E
- Eastwood Lane (1879–1951), U.S. composer
- Edward William Lane (1801–1876), British scholar
- Elizabeth Lane, British lawyer
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
- Frederick Lane (1888–1969), Australian swimmer
G
- Gary Lane
- Geoffrey Lane, Baron Lane
- George Martin Lane (1823–1897), U.S. scholar
- Gord Lane
H
- Harlan Lane, professor of psychology and linguistics, Northeastern University, Boston
- Harriet Lane (1830–1903), James Buchanan's niece
- Harry Lane
- Homer Lane
- Hugh Lane (1875–1915), Irish (Irish-British) Art Collector and Philanthropist
J
- Jackie Lane (actress) (born 1947), British actress
- James D. Lane
- James H. Lane (Senator) (1814–1866), U.S. politician and abolitionist
- James H. Lane (general) (1833–1907), Confederate general
- Jane Lane (author)
- Jani Lane (born 1964), U.S. singer (Warrant)
- Jason Lane
- Jay Lane
- Jeffrey Lane
- Jim Lane (Irish republican)
- Jocelyn Lane (born 1937), model, actress and jewellery designer
- John Lane (publisher) (1854–1925), British publisher
- John Carey Lane, former Mayor of Honolulu
- Jonathan Homer Lane (1819–1880), American astrophysicist and inventor
- Joseph Lane (1801–1881), U.S. general
K
- Kris Lane (born 1967), professor of Latin American history
- Krista Lane
L
- Lafayette Lane (1842–1896), U.S. politician
- Lana Lane
- Lauren Lane (born 1961), U.S. actress
- Lenny Lane (born 1970), U.S. professional wrestler, real name Leonard Carlson
- Leota Lane (1913–1963), one of the Lane Sisters
- Lisa Lane (born 1938), U.S. chess player
- Lola Lane (1906–1981), one of the Lane Sisters
- Lupino Lane
- Lyle Franklin Lane, (1926-2013), U.S. Diplomat
M
- Mark Lane (1927-2016), author of Rush to Judgment
- Martin Lane, former English footballer
- Mills Lane (born 1936), U.S. judge and boxing referee
- Morgan D. Lane, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
N
- Nathan Lane, (American actor)
P
- Patrick Lane (born 1939), Canadian poet
- Priscilla Lane (1915–1995), one of the Lane Sisters
R
- Ralph Lane (c.1530-1603), English explorer
- 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
- Samantha Lane
- Selwyn George (Bill) Lane, Australian ornithologist
- Shawn Lane (1963–2003), U.S. musician (Black Oak Arkansas)
- Stan Lane (born 1953), U.S. professional wrestler
- Stanley Lane-Poole
T
- Tami Lane, American makeup artist
- Terry Lane, Australian radio broadcaster and newspaper columnist
- Thomas Lane (disambiguation), various including:
- Thomas Lane (VC), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Thomas J. Lane
- Tim Lane (disambiguation)
W
- Walter P. Lane (1817–1892), Confederate general
- William Lane (1861–1917), Australian labour leader
- William Carr Lane
- William Henry Lane, known as Master Juba
- William Preston Lane, Jr. (1892–1967), U.S. politician
Y
- Yuri Lane, beatboxer
Fictional characters
- Solomon Lane Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
- Drury Lane (fictional detective), created by Ellery Queen
- Gerry, Karin, Constance & Rachel Lane, in the 2013 film World War Z
- Jane Lane (Daria)
- Lois Lane (Superman stories)
- Lucy Lane, Lois Lane's sister
- Sam Lane, Lois & Lucy's father
- Brian Lane (New Tricks)
See also
References
- ↑ "Lane Family History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Irish surname search: (O)Lyne, Lyons, Lehane, Lane". Goireland.com. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
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