Lany History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Etymology of Lany

What does the name Lany mean?

Today's generation of the Lany family inherits a name that was first used by the Scottish tribe known as the Picts. The first family to use the name Lany lived in the old lands of Leny, which were in the parish of Callander in Perth. The surname Lany belongs to the category of habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.

Early Origins of the Lany family

The surname Lany 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 Lany family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lany research. Another 113 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1257, 1270, 1408 and 1550 are included under the topic Early Lany History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lany Spelling Variations

Repeated and inaccurate translation of Scottish names from Gaelic to English and back resulted in a wide variety of spelling variations with single names. Lany has appeared Lennie, Leny, Lenay, Lenny and others.

Early Notables of the Lany family

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Lany migration to the United States +

Many Scottish families suffered enormous hardships and were compelled to leave their country of birth. They traveled to Ireland and Australia, but mostly to the colonies of North America, where many found the freedom and opportunity they sought. It was not without a fight, though, as many were forced to stand up and defend their freedom in the American War of Independence. The ancestors of these Scots abroad have rediscovered their heritage in the last century through the Clan societies and other organizations that have sprung up across North America. Immigration and passenger ship lists show some important early immigrants bearing the name Lany:

Lany Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Thomas Lany, who landed in Mississippi in 1799 1

Lany Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mrs. M Lany, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1856 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Lany (post 1700) +

Benjamin Lany (1591-1675), English academic and bishop from Ipswich

Sources +

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)