Lackland

loc · Latin script

Meaning: in all probability an English variant of Scottish Lachlan (see McLachlan), altered through folk etymology

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

Lackland is a name written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.

rarermore common
  • USUnited States
  • RURussia

Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

in all probability an English variant of Scottish Lachlan (see McLachlan), altered through folk etymology. However, Black cites one John sine terra (c. 1180-1214), suggesting that the surname could have arisen quite literally as a nickname for a man with no land.

Sources 1

  • Dictionary of American Family Names

Where in the world(measured from records)

Recorded in:

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Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Lackland is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In English, A person who does not own land.

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

1800185019001950Rufus James Lackland, b. 1818Edgar Conrad Lackland, b. 1843Frances Lackland Taylor, b. 1847Mary Susannah Lackland, b. 1856Rufus Lackland Taylor, b. 1869Edgar Conrad Lackland, b. 1874Edward Clark Lackland, b. 1898Ben Lackland, b. 1901

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 7 sources across 1 country.

Official registers attesting Lackland
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20202020398#55,632
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20102010382#54,055
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20002000372#52,403
US United Stateswru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.)———

Reference works 3

  • Dictionary of American Family Names
  • The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

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Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

Where does the name Lackland come from?
in all probability an English variant of Scottish Lachlan (see McLachlan), altered through folk etymology. However, Black cites one John sine terra (c. Recorded by Dictionary of American Family Names.
What does the name Lackland mean?
Recorded meaning: in all probability an English variant of Scottish Lachlan (see McLachlan), altered through folk etymology.
In which country does Lackland have the most bearers?
Lackland is most frequently recorded in the United States.

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About this data

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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Lackland”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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