How common is the surname Lanning?

8,711 people in the United States had the surname Lanning in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,443 Americans. It ranked 4,078th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lanning?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Lanning identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Lanning?

Meg Lanning, Australian cricketer, followed by Frank Lanning.

Where is the surname Lanning most common?

Wikidata records people named Lanning in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Lanning getting more or less common?

More common. 8,449 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,711 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Lanning

A surname, carried by 8,711 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L552

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lanning is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,711 people named Lanning in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,443 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,449.

#4,078

rank among US surnames

8,711

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #3,861)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,074	Geer	8,717	35,419
#4,075	Foltz	8,714	35,431
#4,076	Santoro	8,713	35,435
#4,078	Lanning	8,711	35,443

Who is named Lanning

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

94% of people named Lanning identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lannings

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Meg Lanning
Australian cricketer, born 1992
Frank Lanning
Actor (1872-1945)
Lorne Lanning
American game designer, born 1964

Notable Lannings come mostly from the United States (2) and Australia (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Lanning?: 8,711 people in the United States had the surname Lanning in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,443 Americans. It ranked 4,078th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lanning?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Lanning identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lanning?: Meg Lanning, Australian cricketer, followed by Frank Lanning.
Where is the surname Lanning most common?: Wikidata records people named Lanning in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Lanning getting more or less common?: More common. 8,449 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,711 in 2010, up 3.1%.