First found in Austria, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. In their later history the name became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Martin Lackner and his wife Catharina Barbara, who settled in Georgia in 1733; Nicholas Lachner, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1764; Georg Michael Lackner, who made his home in Pennsylvania in 1788.

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