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![Show Contents]() Lanny History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The Pictish clans of ancient Scotland were the ancestors of the first people to use the name Lanny. It comes from in the old lands of Leny, which were in the parish of Callander in Perth. The surname Lanny belongs to the category of habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Early Origins of the Lanny familyThe surname Lanny was first found in Perthshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt) former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects. Early History of the Lanny familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lanny research. Another 113 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1257, 1270, 1408 and 1550 are included under the topic Early Lanny History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lanny Spelling VariationsTranslation has done much to alter the appearance of many Scottish names. It was a haphazard process that lacked a basic system of rules. Spelling variations were a common result of this process. Lanny has appeared Lennie, Leny, Lenay, Lenny and others. Early Notables of the Lanny familyMore information is included under the topic Early Lanny Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Lanny migration to the United States | + |
Many Scots left their country to travel to the North American colonies in search of the freedom they could not find at home. Of those who survived the difficult voyage, many found the freedom they so desired. There they could choose their own beliefs and allegiances. Some became United Empire Loyalists and others fought in the American War of Independence. The Clan societies and highland games that have sprung up in the last century have allowed many of these disparate Scots to recover their collective national identity. A search of immigration and passenger ship lists revealed many early settlers bearing the Lanny name:
Lanny Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Nella Lanny, who landed in Virginia in 1656 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Lanny (post 1700) | + |
- Christopher Lanny Spang (b. 1987), Swedish mixed martial artist
- Lanny Flaherty (1942-2024), American actor known for roles in Natural Born Killers and Signs
- Lanny King McDonald (b. 1953), Canadian former professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League who played over 1,100 games during a 16-year career in which he scored 500 goals and over 1,000 points, Chairman of the board of the Hockey Hall of Fame, trustee of the Stanley Cup since 2023
- Lanny Bassham (b. 1947), American gold medalist sports shooter at the 1976 Summer Olympics, and silver medalist at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Lanny Neal Kean Jr. (1960-2009), American professional wrestler
- Lanny R. Holbrook, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1980 2
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Lanny migration to the United States 
