Laing meaning | Last name Laing origin

Following is the meaning of Laing surname. Family name Laing is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Laing
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Scottish
Meaning: Scottish dialect for long

Laing is used as a family name or surname in Scottish languages. Laing has 5 characters long in length.

Laing is common in Malaysia country(ies).

Laing is ranked 10769 in our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Laings grew by 10.77793 per cent to 6465 since 2000 and ranked 5383 after elevating 95 spots. The last name was found in around 22 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 75.33 80.6
Black 17.31 13.71
Hispanic or Latino 3.79 2.93
Others 1.86 1.32
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
1.58 1.32
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.14 0.12

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Laing

How popular is Laing?

Laing is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while The Bahamas is ahead in terms of density. Around 49908 people have been found who wears Laing as their family name. Laing is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
932 Bermuda9
615,517 Russia6
9,759 Japan5
325 Anguilla4
1,879 Honduras3
108,034 Italy3
4,915 Panama3
917 Myanmar3
26,321 Israel3
5,936 Bahrain2
1,313 United States Virgin Islands2
405 British Virgin Islands2
10,211 Bulgaria2
9,272 Ecuador2
20,837 Venezuela2
960 Saint Lucia2
6,266 Luxembourg2
1,834 Malta2
993 Guernsey2
3,791 Namibia2
1,777 Jersey2
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳

Immigrants to US

During the great famine, 21 years old immigrant Edward Laing who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on April 13, 1850 by Centurion put out from Liverpool. Thomas Laing, aged 21, 29 years old Ann Laing, Immigrant Eben Laing, Mary Laing (17) Immigrant, Immigrant George Laing, 24 years old Edward Laing, Bart Laing, Cathr. Laing, and 5 other Laing migrated to US.

Celebrities having Laing surname

Adriaan Laing Sandra Laing's brother
Alastair Laing Author
Leslie Laing Olympic athlete
Ansley Rae Laing Robbie Laing's daughter
Artie Laing Film producer
Artie Laing Film producer
Lennox Laington Musical Artist
Stewart Laing Theatre Director
Brent Laing Curler
Brent Laing Curler
  • In 2015 drama film, Artifice: Loose Fellowship and Partners, Keli Laing portrayed Chantel.
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