The name Layner finds its origins with the ancient Anglo-Saxons of England. It was given to one who worked as a person who worked as alanelier which was an Old French word denoting a maker of woollen cloth. The original bearers of this surname were those individuals who dressed, wove and sold wool. The lanelier would have had his own business premises so that he could have weavers make the wool into sellable garments.
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Early Origins of the Layner family
The surname Layner was first found in Huntingdonshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
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Early History of the Layner family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Layner research. Another 102 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1279, 1292, 1561, 1567, 1569, 1588, 1611, 1625, 1645 and 1666 are included under the topic Early Layner History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Layner Spelling Variations
The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore, spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Layner has been recorded under many different variations, including Laner, Lanyer, Layner, Leyner, Laneir and others.
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Early Notables of the Layner family
Distinguished members of the family include
Hugo le Layner, a prominent 13th century landholder in Yorkshire
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Migration of the Layner family
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Layner or a variant listed above: Temperance Laner, who sailed to Virginia in 1652; and H. Laner, who journeyed to Colorado in 1885.
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