Laney Surname
Approximately 15,356 people bear this surname
Laney Surname Definition:
From the French, Lainé; a personal name.
Laney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,316 | 1:25,318 | 3,189 |
| England | 495 | 1:112,562 | 11,582 |
| Australia | 167 | 1:161,651 | 16,786 |
| New Zealand | 98 | 1:46,207 | 7,572 |
| Canada | 65 | 1:566,855 | 47,218 |
| France | 48 | 1:1,383,807 | 136,859 |
| South Africa | 35 | 1:1,547,934 | 78,799 |
| Ireland | 20 | 1:235,447 | 9,345 |
| China | 19 | 1:71,964,293 | 3,948 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 212 | 1:114,978 | 11,150 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:82,548 | 3,796 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,691 | 1:29,698 | 3,609 |
Laney (3,170) may also be a first name.
Laney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the French, Lainé; a personal name.
Laney Demographics
Laney Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Laney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Laney is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Laney? popularity and diffusion
It is the 34,507th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 474,573 people. The surname Laney occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Laney live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 127,677th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 3,170 people.
The last name Laney is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 14,316 people, or 1 in 25,318. In The United States Laney is most common in: North Carolina, where 12 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and Alabama, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States it occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Laney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Laney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Laney last name rose 847 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 233 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 154 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Laney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Laney are 18.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.74% registered with the political party.
The amount Laney earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 30.49% more than the national average, earning R 310,104 per year; in United States they earn 7.26% less than the national average, earning $40,018 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.34% less than the national average, earning $35,106 CAD per year.
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