Laidler
English
editEtymology
editVarious origins:
- A variant of the Scottish surname Laidlaw.
- Occupational surname for a maker of ladles, from an agent derivative of Middle English ladel (“ladle”).
Proper noun
editLaidler (plural Laidlers)
- A surname from Middle English [in turn originating as an occupation].
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Laidler is the 35447th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 635 individuals. Laidler is most common among White (56.22%) and Black/African American (37.01%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Laidler”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 381.