Laing Family Crest and Last Name Background

There is no single Laing family crest for all bearers; the honest first step is to find out which Laing line, if any, bore arms.

Family name meaning

Laing is a Scottish surname. The usual explanation, from Elsdon Smith, is “the tall man”.

It probably started as a nickname that stuck. 6,465 Americans were listed as Laing in the 2010 census. It sits among the 10,000 most common last names in the country. Names that sound alike, such as Lang, are easily confused in old records.

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