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Laing
(
) is a
Scottish surname
, commonly found in countries settled by Scots, such as Canada and New Zealand. It is often wrongly described as a descriptive surname, cognate with the English surname [Long (Scots lang) but this is a mispronunciation of the name, which is pronounced layng. The name emanates from several sources: Lyne (Peebles) "an Lainn", from Longus (Latin, Roman presence in Britain, i.e., Tineus Longus (Roman Tribune/Praefect), or Thor Longus (Ednam) on Borders... see Burgesses of Dumfries, Jedburgh, Berwick, Edinburgh... see Hawick/Ronxburgshire, Innerleithen/Selkirkshire, Tranent & Dalkeith/Edinburghshire/Lothian, Aberdeenshire, and Fife... see Ragman Roll of 1296AD "William Lang, county of Berwick"; see Edward III Roll in 1330 in Berwick "John Lang, in Berwick"... see Scottish Covenanters Lists Roxburghshire/Selkirkshire "William Laing Layng Laying Lyne Lains" (4 different William Laing's including a William Laing, Chamberlain of Douglas of Cavers)
Notable people with the surname include:
- Alex Laing (footballer)
, New Zealand footballer
- Alexander Laing (architect)
, Scottish architect
- Alexander Gordon Laing
(1794?1826), Scottish explorer"
- Andrew Laing
(born 1966), New Zealand actor
- Annie Rose Laing
(1869?1946), Scottish artist
- Arthur Laing
(1904?1975), Canadian politician
- Bert Laing
, New Zealand rugby league footballer
- Billy Laing
(born 1951), Scottish footballer
- Bobby Laing
(1925?1985), Scottish footballer
- Bonnie Laing
(1937?2016), Canadian politician
- Brent Laing
(born 1978), Canadian curler
- Catriona Laing
, British ambassador
- Corky Laing
(Laurence Gordon Laing, born 1948), Canadian musician
- C. J. Laing
(born 1956), American pornographic actress
- Shanae laing (born 2008),
- Dan Laing
, American sports commentator
- Dave Laing
(1947?2019), English music journalist
- David Laing (architect)
(1774?1856), British architect of the New Custom House, London
- David Laing (antiquary)
(1793?1878), Scottish antiquary
- Davie Laing
(1925?2017), Scottish footballer
- Dilys Laing
(1906?1960), Welsh-American poet
- Duncan Laing
(1933?2008), New Zealand swimming coach
- Ebenezer Laing
(1931?2015), Ghanaian botanist and geneticist
- Eleanor Laing
(born 1958), British politician
- Gerald Laing
(1936?2011), Scottish artist
- Gordon Laing (musician)
(born 1964), British classical bassoonist
- Gordon Jennings Laing
(1869?1945), Canadian-American academic
- Hector Laing, Baron Laing of Dunphail
(1923?2010), British businessman
- Hugh Laing
(1911?1988), British ballet dancer
- Ivan Laing
(1885?1917), Scottish hockey player
- James Laing (doctor)
(
c.
1749?1831), Scottish medical man and plantation owner in Dominica
- James Laing (born 1982), British entrepreneur
- Jamie Laing
(born 1988), English television personality
- John Laing (disambiguation)
, several people
- Kerri Laing
(born 1968), South African cricketer
- Kirby Laing
(1916?2009), English businessman
- Kirkland Laing
(1954?2021), Jamaican-English boxer
- Kojo Laing
(1946?2017), Ghanaian novelist and poet
- Lavinia Malcolm
nee Laing (
c.
1847?1920), Scottish suffragist, politician, first Scottish woman female councillor and first female Lord Provost
- Leslie Laing
(1925?2021), Jamaican athlete
- Malcolm Laing
(1762?1818), Scottish historian
- Marie Laing
(1937?2023), Canadian politician
- Martin Laing
(born 1942), English businessman
- Martin Laing (production designer)
, British film production designer
- Maureen Laing
(1920?2013), American journalist and author
- Maurice Laing
(1918?2008), English businessman
- Michael Laing
, South African chemist
- Quintin Laing
(born 1979), Canadian ice hockey player
- Robbie Laing
(born 1958), American basketball coach
- Robert W. Laing
, British film art director
- Ronald David Laing
(1927?1989), Scottish psychiatrist
- Roy Laing
(1893?1972), Australian rules footballer
- Samuel Laing (travel writer)
(1780?1868), author of books on Scandinavia and Germany
- Samuel Laing (science writer)
(1812?1897), British railway administrator, politician, and writer on science and religion
- Sandra Laing
(born 1955), South African apartheid
cause celebre
- Shona Laing
(born 1955), New Zealand musician
- Stuart Laing (diplomat)
(born 1948), British diplomat
- Stuart Laing (actor)
(born 1969), British actor
- Tony Laing (boxer)
(born 1957), Jamaican-British boxer
- William Laing (disambiguation)
, several people
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