How common is the surname Lane?

134,227 people in the United States had the surname Lane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,300 Americans. It ranked 216th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lane?

Diane Lane, American actress, followed by Nathan Lane.

Where is the surname Lane most common?

Wikidata records people named Lane in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 2 other countries.

Is the surname Lane getting more or less common?

More common. 128,727 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 134,227 in 2010, up 4.3%.

Is Lane also a first name?

Yes. Lane is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Lane

A place surname, carried by 134,227 people in the United States.

Pronounced /leɪn/ 1 syllable Soundex L500 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lane is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

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

Lane is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 134,227 people named Lane in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,300 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 128,727.

#216

rank among US surnames

134,227

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4.3%

change since 2000 (was #209)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#207	Hart	137,184	2,251
#208	Bradley	136,720	2,258
#209	Knight	136,713	2,258
#210	Elliott	135,765	2,274
#211	Cunningham	135,718	2,275
#212	Duncan	135,187	2,284
#213	Armstrong	135,044	2,286

Who is named Lane

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

77% of people named Lane identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lanes

61 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Diane Lane
American actress, born 1965
Nathan Lane
American actor, born 1956
Sasha Lane
American actress, born 1995
Priscilla Lane
American actress (1915–1995)
David Eden Lane
American white supremacist, 1938–2007
Francis Lane
Athletics competitor (1874-1927)
Rose Wilder Lane
American journalist (1886–1968)
Frederick Lane
Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder (1880-1969)
Charles Lane
American actor (1905–2007)
Abbe Lane
American singer and actress (1932-2026)
Sunny Lane
American pornographic actress, born 1980
Lauren Lane
American actress, born 1961

Notable Lanes come mostly from the United States (52), the United Kingdom (4) and Australia (3).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Lane

Lane has the Soundex code L500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L500.

Questions

Where does the surname Lane come from?: As an English surname, from lane; as an Irish surname, from several origins, including Laighin. See Lane.
How common is the surname Lane?: 134,227 people in the United States had the surname Lane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,300 Americans. It ranked 216th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lane?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Lane identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lane?: Diane Lane, American actress, followed by Nathan Lane.
Where is the surname Lane most common?: Wikidata records people named Lane in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 2 other countries.
How do you pronounce Lane?: Lane is /leɪn/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Lane?: Lane is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Lane getting more or less common?: More common. 128,727 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 134,227 in 2010, up 4.3%.
Is Lane also a first name?: Yes. Lane is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.