Explore the Family Name Lardner

The meaning of Lardner

English: metonymic occupational name for a servant in charge of a larder or storeroom for provisions, from Anglo-Norman French, Middle English lardiner, an altered form of Anglo-Norman French larder (from Late Latin lardarium, a derivative of lar(i)dum ‘bacon fat’). Compare Larder. According to Reaney, the term lardiner also denoted a servant who oversaw the pannage of hogs in the forest.

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How common is the last name Lardner in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lardner saw an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 47,308th and climbed to the position of 46,568th by 2010, marking a 1.56% increase. The count of individuals with this surname also rose during this period, growing from 422 to 457, which is an 8.29% increase. However, the proportion per 100,000 people reduced slightly by 6.25%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,308	#46,568	1.56%
Count	422	457	8.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.15	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lardner

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Lardner identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease of 1.98% over this period. There were no recorded instances of this surname among the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities in either year. The proportion of those identifying as Two or More Races dropped by 32.95%, while there were small increases for those identifying as Black (7.75%) and Hispanic (61.05%).

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.42%	90.59%	-1.98%
Hispanic	1.9%	3.06%	61.05%
Black	2.84%	3.06%	7.75%
Two or More Races	2.61%	1.75%	-32.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%