Find out how popular the last name Laymance is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Laymance.

Laymance, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Laymance surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Laymance in America

Laymance is the 50106th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Laymance surname appeared 418 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Laymance.

We can also compare 2010 data for Laymance to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Laymance

The surname Laymance has its origins in the Normandy region of northern France, dating back to the early 11th century. It is derived from the Old French words "lay" and "manoir," meaning a manor or estate. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived on or worked at a particular manor.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Laymance appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, a comprehensive survey of land ownership and taxation in England commissioned by William the Conqueror. This document mentions a landowner named Radulfus de Laymance, who held property in the county of Sussex.

During the Middle Ages, the name Laymance underwent various spelling variations, including Laimance, Laimaunce, and Laymaunce. These variations reflect the fluid nature of surname spellings in those times, as well as regional dialects and the influence of Norman French on English language and naming conventions.

In the 13th century, a prominent figure named Willielmus de Laymance was recorded as serving as a knight and advisor to King Henry III of England (1207-1272). Another notable bearer of the name was Sir Robert de Laymance, who fought in the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) and was knighted for his valor on the battlefield.

The Laymance surname also has ties to various place names in France and England. For instance, the village of Laymance in the Calvados department of Normandy, as well as the hamlet of Laymance in Kent, England, may have been named after early bearers of the surname.

Other notable individuals with the surname Laymance include:

1. Jean de Laymance (c. 1380-1445), a French scholar and theologian who served as the Bishop of Avranches.
2. Elizabeth Laymance (1550-1620), an English courtier and lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth I.
3. Thomas Laymance (1620-1688), an English merchant and explorer who participated in several voyages to the West Indies and North America.
4. Marguerite Laymance (1685-1755), a French noblewoman and philanthropist known for her charitable work in Paris.
5. William Laymance (1745-1821), a British naval officer who served in the Royal Navy during the American Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Laymance

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Laymance.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Laymance was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Laymance has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Laymance was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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