Lanis History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Lanis family

The surname Lanis 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 Lanis family

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Lanis Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lana, Lano, Lani, Lanni, Lanata, Lanaro, Lanario, Lane, Lancca and many more.

Early Notables of the Lanis family

Ludovico Lana (c.1597-1646), Italian Baroque painter. Francesco Lana de Terzi (1631-1687) was an Italian Jesuit priest, mathematician, naturalist and aeronautics pioneer. A professor of physics and mathematics at Brescia, he...
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Migration of the Lanis family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: J. Delano, who arrived in Baltimore in 1820; M. Delano, who arrived in New Orleans in 1823; Nicolas Lana, who arrived in New Orleans in 1826; Frank Lana, who was naturalized in Iowa in 1871..

Contemporary Notables of the name Lanis (post 1700) +

Lanis Blackenfeld, American politician, Social Democratic Candidate for New York State Assembly from Kings County 7th District, 1901 1

Sources +

The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html