| ![Show Contents]() Lani History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy Early Origins of the Lani familyThe surname Lani was first found in Brescia (Latin: Brixia) in Lomardy, capital of the province of Brescia. The Pizza del Museois the main feature of the town and marks the site of the Forum. Vespasian erected the Capitoleum in 73 A.D. It contains the famous bronze statue of Vistory. The convent of S.Salvatore is also notable, founded by Desiderius, King of Lombardy. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry. Early History of the Lani familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lani research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1552, 1597, 1631, 1646, 1653 and 1687 are included under the topic Early Lani History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lani Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Lana, Lano, Lani, Lanni, Lanata, Lanaro, Lanario, Lane, Lancca and many more. Early Notables of the Lani familyProminent among bearers of this family in early times was Ludovico Lana (c.1597-1646), Italian Baroque painter. Francesco Lana de Terzi (1631-1687) was an Italian Jesuit priest, mathematician, naturalist and aeronautics...
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 Lani migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Lani Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Francesoe Lani, aged 30, originally from Montefiorino, Modena, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Pesaro" from Genova 1
- Ilo Lani, aged 38, originally from Koritza, Greece, who arrived in New York in 1921 aboard the ship "Chicago" from Le Havre, France 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Lani (post 1700) | + |
- Carol Lani Guinier (1950-2022), American educator, legal scholar, and civil rights theorist, Bennett Boskey Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, and the first woman of color appointed to a tenured professorship there
- Lani Pallister (b. 2002), Australian six-time gold and silver medalist swimmer from Sydney
- Lani Carin Forbes (1987-2022), American author of young adult novels, most known for her fantasy series, Age of the Seventh Sun
- Lani Billard (b. 1979), Canadian actress, best known for her role as Elizabeth "Busy" Ramone on the television series Ready or Not from 1993-1997
- Lani A. Sakoda, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2000 2
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Lani migration to the United States 
