as a Last Name
- 147,725
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Lane
Meaning & Origins
English: topographic name for someone who lived in a lane, Middle English, Old English lane, originally a narrow way between fences or hedges, later used to denote any narrow pathway, including one between houses in a town.
| 197th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 147,725
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Tennessee
- has the most people named Lane per capita
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