Lansing is a Dutch

patronymic surname A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic surnames. For example, early patronymic Welsh surnames were the result of th ...

from the personal name ''Lans'' (Germanic Lanzo). The "-ing" or "-ink" suffix originally was patronymic, but later also became indicative of a place. ''Lansing'' is now a rare name in the Netherlands (''Lansink'' is the more common form),Lansing
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at the Database of Surnames in the Netherlands but there are many descendants in the United States of Gerrit Gerritse Lansing (ca.1615–bef.1654), a baker in Hasselt, Overijssel, whose widow and children migrated to

New Netherland New Netherland ( nl, Nieuw Nederland; la, Novum Belgium or ) was a 17th-century colonial province of the Dutch Republic that was located on the East Coast of the United States, east coast of what is now the United States. The claimed territor ...

in 1654. At a later time there the surname became used as a middle name and given name. Notable people with the name include:

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Abraham Lansing Abraham Lansing (February 27, 1835 – October 4, 1899) was an American lawyer and politician. Early life Abraham Lansing was born in Albany, Albany County, New York. He was the son of Christopher Yates Lansing (1796–1872) and Caroline Mar ...

(1835–1899), New York lawyer and politician *

Abraham G. Lansing Abraham Gerritse Lansing (December 12, 1756 Albany, New York – May 15, 1834 Albany, New York) was an American politician. Early life Lansing was born on December 12, 1756, in Albany, New York. He was the son of Gerrit Jacobse Lansing (b. 171 ...

(1756–1834), New York politician *

Alfred Lansing Alfred Mark Lansing (July 21, 1921 – August 27, 1975) was an American journalist and writer, best known for his book '' Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage'' (1959), an account of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic explorations. Life Lansi ...

(1921-1975), American journalist and writer * (1891–1959), American Egyptologist and anthropologist *

Bradford R. Lansing Bradford R. Lansing (September 6, 1860 in Niskayuna, Schenectady County, New York – February 4, 1912 in Rensselaer, Rensselaer County, New York) was an American politician from New York. Life The family removed in 1870 to the Clinton Heights ne ...

(1860–1912), New York politician * Clarabelle Lansing (1930–1988), American flight attendant, sole fatality of the Aloha Airlines Flight 243 disaster *

Frederick Lansing Frederick Lansing (February 16, 1838 – January 31, 1894) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Biography Born in Manheim, New York, Lansing attended the Little Falls Academy, New York. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 185 ...

(1838–1894), U.S. Representative from New York *

Gene Lansing Eugene Hewitt "Jigger" Lansing (January 11, 1898 – January 18, 1945) was a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played one season with the Boston Braves The Atlanta Braves, a current Major League Baseball franchise, originated in Bost ...

(1898–1945), American baseball pitcher *

Gerrit Y. Lansing Gerrit Yates Lansing (August 4, 1783 – January 3, 1862) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Early life Lansing was born in Albany, New York on August 4, 1783. He was third of sixteen children born to Susanna Yates (1762–1840) and Abra ...

(1783–1862), U.S. Representative from New York *

Greg Lansing Gregory A. Lansing (born December 9, 1967) is a current scout for the Philadelphia 76ers and a former American college basketball coach. An assistant and head coach at the high school and college levels since 1990, he was most recently the head ...

(born 1967), American college basketball coach * Isaac J. Lansing (1846–1920), American pastor and university president *

J. Stephen Lansing J. Stephen Lansing (born 1950) is an American anthropologist and complexity scientist. He is especially known from his decades of research on the emergent properties of human-environmental interactions in Bali, Borneo and the Malay Archipelago ...

(born 1950), American anthropologist and complexity scientist * Jacob John Lansing, American sheriff *

James Bullough Lansing James Bullough Lansing (born James Martini, January 2, 1902 – September 29, 1949) was a pioneering American audio engineer and loudspeaker designer who was most notable for establishing two audio companies that bear his name, Altec Lansing and ...

(1902–1949), American audio engineer **Founder of the companies

Altec Lansing Altec Lansing, Inc. is a U.S. audio electronics company founded in 1927. Their primary products are loudspeakers and associated audio electronics for professional, home, automotive and multimedia applications. Engineers at Western Electric, w ...

and

JBL JBL is an American audio equipment manufacturer headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States. JBL serves the customer home and professional market. The professional market includes studios, installed/tour/portable sound, cars, music ...

Jewel Lansing Jewel Beck Lansing (born c. 1930) is a writer and politician from Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. Lansing grew up in rural Montana. She received a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Montana and a master's degree in educ ...

(born 1930), American (Oregon) writer and politician *

Jim Lansing James Samuel Lansing (September 16, 1919 – December 2, 2000) was a college football player and coach at Fordham University. As an All-American end in the 1940s, Lansing participated in the 1941 Cotton Bowl Classic and 1942 Sugar Bowl. Prior to ...

(1919–2000), American college football player and coach *

John Lansing Jr. John Ten Eyck Lansing Jr. (January 30, 1754 – vanished December 12, 1829), a Founding Father of the United States, was an attorney, jurist, and politician. Born and raised in Albany, New York, Lansing was trained as a lawyer, and was long in ...

(1754–1829), New York lawyer and politician **Named for him:

Lansing, New York Lansing () is a town in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The population was 11,691 at the 2020 census. The town is named after John Lansing. People from Lansing were early settlers of Lansing, Michigan, and named it after their hometown; ...

and, indirectly,

Lansing, Michigan Lansing () is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is mostly in Ingham County, although portions of the city extend west into Eaton County and north into Clinton County. The 2020 census placed the city's population at 112,644, maki ...

Joi Lansing Joi Lansing (born Joy Rae Brown, April 6, 1929 – August 7, 1972) was an American model, film and television actress, and nightclub singer. She was noted for her pin-up photos and roles in B-movies, as well as a prominent role in the famous o ...

(1929–1972), American model, actress and nightclub singer *

Marjorie Lansing Marjorie J. Lansing (''née'' Tillis; April 2, 1916 – May 1, 1998) was an American political scientist and activist. She developed and popularized the idea of a gender gap in voting, in which certain candidates or issues tend to receive differ ...

(1916–1998), American political scientist and feminist *

Michael Lansing Michael Lansing (born June 13, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Norwegian club Kristiansund BK. Born and raised in Randolph, New Jersey, Lansing played prep soccer at Randolph High School. Care ...

(born 1994), American soccer goalkeeper *

Mike Lansing Michael Thomas Lansing (born April 3, 1968) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the Montreal Expos, Colorado Rockies, and the Boston Red Sox between 1993 and 2001. During his playing days, he had the nickname “The L ...

(born 1968), American baseball second baseman *

P. J. Lansing The following women have appeared in the American or international edition of ''Playboy'' magazine as Playmate of the Month. Those who were also named Playmate of the Year are highlighted in green. A common misconception is that Marilyn Monroe was ...

(born 1949), American model *

Robert Lansing Robert Lansing (; October 17, 1864 – October 30, 1928) was an American lawyer and diplomat who served as Counselor to the State Department at the outbreak of World War I, and then as United States Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wils ...

(1864–1928), United States Secretary of State (1915–1920) **Named for him: the

Lansing–Ishii Agreement The was a diplomatic note signed in Washington between the United States and the Empire of Japan on 2 November 1917 over their disputes with regards to China. Both parties agreed to respect the independence and territorial integrity of China and ...

and U.S. Navy cargo ship

SS Robert Lansing SS ''Robert Lansing'' was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Robert Lansing, a Counselor of the United States Department of State and United States Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson. ...

Robert Lansing (actor) Robert Lansing (; born Robert Howell Brown, June 5, 1928 – October 23, 1994) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Lansing is probably best remembered as the authoritarian Brigadier General Frank Savage in ''12 O'Clock Hi ...

(1928–1994), American stage, film and television actor *

Robert Lansing (state senator) Robert Lansing (; February 2, 1799 – October 3, 1878) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Early life He was the son of Judge Sanders Gerritse Lansing (1766–1850) and Catherine (née Ten Eyck) Lansing (1769–1850). Chancell ...

(1799–1878), New York lawyer and politician *

Sherry Lansing Sherry Lansing (born Sherry Lee Duhl; July 31, 1944) is an American philanthropist and retired film studio executive. She is a former CEO of Paramount Pictures and president of production at 20th Century Fox. In 1996, she became the first woman ...

(born 1944), American actress and first woman to head a Hollywood studio *

William E. Lansing William Esselstyne Lansing (December 29, 1821 – July 29, 1883) was a U.S. Representative from New York during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Perryville, New York, Lansing attended the common schools. He graduated from Cazenovia Se ...

(1821–1883), U.S. Representative from New York * William Henry Lansing (1914–1942), U.S. Navy casualty of World War II

Fictional characters

* Lansing family, family of doctors in the General Hospital soap opera, including

Ric Lansing Ric Lansing is a fictional character from the ABC daytime soap opera '' General Hospital''. The role has been portrayed by Rick Hearst, who joined the series on November 8, 2002 and exited the series on June 25, 2009. Following a five-year absenc ...

and

Molly Lansing '' General Hospital'' is the longest-running American television serial drama, airing on ABC. Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, who originally set it in a general hospital (hence the title), in an unnamed fictional city. In the 1970s, the c ...

* Laura Lansing, eponymous character of the 1988 comedy film ''Laura Lansing Slept Here''

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Lansing Hoskins Beach Lansing Beach (June 18, 1860 – April 2, 1945) was a U.S. Army officer who served for a time as Chief of Engineers. Early life Born in Dubuque, Iowa, Beach graduated third in the United States Military Academy class of 1882 and was commissioned ...

(1860–1945), U.S. Army Chief of Engineers * Lansing Bennett (1926–1993), American physician and shooting victim at the CIA Headquarters *

Lansing Brown Jr. Lansing "Lansa" Vanwoert Brown Jr. (August 24, 1900 – February 16, 1962) was an American photographer. Brown is often recalled for an event on September 2, 1934, in which he accidentally shot and killed his friend, crooner Russ Columbo, when an ...

(1900–1962), American photographer *

Lansing Campbell Lansing Campbell (1882–1937) was an American illustrator best known for his illustrations in the '' Uncle Wiggily'' series of books by Howard R. Garis. He also used the signature Lang Campbell. Lansing Campbell was an American illustrator of ...

(1882–1937), American illustrator *

Lansing C. Holden Lansing Colton Holden Sr. (March 2, 1858 – May 15, 1930) was an American architect of the late 19th & early 20th centuries with several works in Scranton, Pennsylvania.https://lhva.org/docs/History-Set-In-Stone.pdf He was also involved in arc ...

(1858–1930), American architect * Lansing Colton Holden Jr. (1896–1938), American World War I flying ace * Lansing Lamont (1930–2013), American journalist *

Lansing Leroy Mitchell Lansing Leroy Mitchell (January 17, 1914 – April 24, 2001) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Education and early career Born in Sun, Louisiana, Mitchell received ...

(1914–2001), United States federal judge *

Lansing B. Mizner Lansing Bond Mizner (December 5, 1825 – December 9, 1893) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and politician. Mizner served as President of the California Senate and was US Minister (ambassador) to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras ...

(1825–1893), American lawyer, diplomat, and politician *

Lansing Stout Lansing Stout (March 27, 1828 – March 4, 1871) was an American politician and lawyer. He was the second person elected to the United States House of Representatives from the state of Oregon. A New York native, he also served in both the Calif ...

(1828–1871), American politician and lawyer, U.S. Representative for Oregon

Middle name

Richard Lansing Conolly Richard Lansing Conolly (April 26, 1892 – March 1, 1962) was a United States Navy admiral, who served during World War I and World War II. Early life Conolly was born in Waukegan, Illinois, attended Lake Forest Academy and was appointed to th ...

(1892–1962), United States Navy Admiral *

Frederic Lansing Day Frederic Lansing Day was an American playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays. Etymology The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, ap ...

(1890–1981), American playwright *

Eleanor Lansing Dulles Eleanor Lansing Dulles (June 1, 1895 – October 30, 1996) was an American writer, professor, and United States Government employee. Her background in economics and her familiarity with European affairs enabled her to fill a number of importan ...

(1895–1996), American economist and U.S. Department of State official *

William Lansing Gleason William Lansing Gleason (November 18, 1899 – January 13, 1991) was a three-term mayor of Eau Gallie, Florida from 1930 to 1943 and 1950 to 1951. He was the son of William Henry Hunt Gleason, who was also mayor, and Flora Belle Lansing Gleas ...

(1899–1991), American (Florida) mayor *

Leroy Lansing Janes Leroy Lansing Janes (1838–1909) was an American educator, hired by Kumamoto Domain in early Meiji period Japan. A native of Ohio, Janes was a veteran of the Civil War, where he served in the artillery with the rank of captain after graduat ...

(1838–1909), American educator in Japan * Thomas Lansing Masson (1866–1934), American anthropologist, editor and author * Stuart Douglas Lansing Paine (1910–1961), American Antarctic explorer * John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn (1811–1877), U.S. Representative from New York *

George Lansing Raymond George Lansing Raymond, (September 11, 1839–July 11, 1929) was a prominent professor of Aesthetic Criticism at Princeton University from 1881 to 1905, and author of a new system of esthetics. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature ...

(1839–1929), American philosopher

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