Layn Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Layn Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Layn family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 4

Layn Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lane 50% 150,628
2 Lyon 50% 31,931
3 Lyne 50% 10,366
4 Laine 60% 2,034
5 Lain 75% 1,310
6 Layne 80% 1,210
7 Lyan 50% 467
8 Loyn 75% 218
9 Lyone 40% 200
10 Loyne 60% 187
11 Loyan 60% 158
12 Layn 100% 146
13 Lyn 75% 109
14 Layen 80% 102

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The surname Layn is the 12th most popular variant of Lane.

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