Lant
English
editEtymology
editPerhaps from Middle English langet, a derivative of lang (“long”), denoting someone who lived by a long strip of ground.
Proper noun
editLant (plural Lants)
- A surname from Middle English.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lant is the 38532nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 574 individuals. Lant is most common among White (93.03%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lant”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 392.