Show ContentsLano History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Lano family

The surname Lano 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 Lano family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lano research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1552, 1597, 1631, 1646, 1653 and 1687 are included under the topic Early Lano History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lano 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 Lano family

Prominent 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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United States Lano migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lano Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Manuel Lano, aged 25, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1847 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Lano (post 1700) +

  • Milton De Lano (1844-1922), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884; U.S. Representative from New York 26th District, 1887-91
  • Kirk B. De Lano, American Republican politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Madison County, 1910-11


  1. 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)


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