# Lansing (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/lansing/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,770 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,706 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 81,895 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.3% (3,515 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlænsɪŋ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lansing in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 87% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lansing in the United States.

## People named Lansing

- Robert Lansing, American politician (1864-1928)
- Joi Lansing, American actress (1928–1972)
- Sherry Lansing, American film studio executive and actress
- Robert Lansing, American actor (1928-1994)
- John Lansing Jr., American politician (1754-1829)
- Alfred Lansing, American journalist (1921-1975)

## Similar surnames

Langan, Lanigan, Langham, Lingenfelter, Longmire, Lamkin, Lamson, Longenecker, Longino, Langner, Longnecker, Linson.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.