Surname

Lanphear

“enclosure (religious)”

Lanphear is a surname from Cornish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Lanphear is a form of Lanfear. Lanfear goes back to a word meaning “enclosure (religious).”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Lanphear is a form of Lanfear. Lanfear comes from Cornish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Lanphear’s family of names

In English usage, Lanphear as a surname has a related form in LANFEAR.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Similar names

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Cornish

Lamphear

“enclosure (religious)”

No U.S. birth series

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Cornish

Lanpher

“enclosure (religious)”

No U.S. birth series

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Cornish

Lanphier

“enclosure (religious)”

No U.S. birth series

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Cornish

Lanner

Lanner is a surname from Cornish.

No U.S. birth series

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Cornish

Lanphere

“enclosure (religious)”

No U.S. birth series

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Cornish

Lamphere

“enclosure (religious)”

No U.S. birth series

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Cornish

Menear

“stone”

No U.S. birth series

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Cornish

Lanyon

“pool”

No U.S. birth series

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