Ladner
A surname most likely from a place-name or local geographic feature, with roots in Germanic-speaking Europe.
The #5,322 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 47,130 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Ladner is most plausibly a locational surname, formed from a place name or regional term rather than a personal description. In English and German contexts, surnames of this type often arose to identify someone by the village, farm, or district they came from. The exact source for Ladner is not certain, but it is commonly treated as a name with Germanic roots.
History
The surname is found in English-speaking countries today, especially in the United States and Canada. In North America, some families may trace it to German-speaking immigration, while others may have inherited the name through older local naming traditions. Because the name is not well documented in the major classical surname dictionaries, its precise origin is best treated as uncertain.
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Fun fact
In the US, Ladner is uncommon but established, with several thousand bearers recorded in the 2010 census.