Lansing

Lansing is a Dutch patronymic surname 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), 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 in 1654. At a later time there the surname became used as a middle name and given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname Abraham Lansing (1835–1899), New York lawyer and politician Abraham G. Lansing (1756–1834), New York politician Alfred Lansing (1921-1975), American journalist and writer (1891–1959), American Egyptologist and anthropologist Bradford R. Lansing (1860–1912), New York politician Clarabelle Lansing (1930–1988), American flight attendant, sole fatality of the Aloha Airlines Flight 243 disaster Frederick Lansing (1838–1894), U.S. Representative from New York Gene Lansing (1898–1945), American baseball pitcher Gerrit Y. Lansing (1783–1862), U.S. Representative from New York Greg Lansing (born 1967), American college basketball coach Isaac J. Lansing (1846–1920), American pastor and university president J. Stephen Lansing (born 1950), American anthropologist and complexity scientist Jacob John Lansing, American sheriff James Bullough Lansing (1902–1949), American audio engineer Founder of the companies Altec Lansing and JBL Jewel Lansing (born 1930), American (Oregon) writer and politician Jim Lansing (1919–2000), American college football player and coach John Lansing Jr. (1754–1829), New York lawyer and politician Named for him: Lansing, New York and, indirectly, Lansing, Michigan Joi Lansing (1929–1972), American model, actress and nightclub singer Marjorie Lansing (1916–1998), American political scientist and feminist Michael Lansing (born 1994), American soccer goalkeeper Mike Lansing (born 1968), American baseball second baseman P. J. Lansing (born 1949), American model Robert Lansing (1864–1928), United States Secretary of State (1915–1920) Named for him: the Lansing–Ishii Agreement and U.S. Navy cargo ship SS Robert Lansing Robert Lansing (actor) (1928–1994), American stage, film and television actor Robert Lansing (state senator) (1799–1878), New York lawyer and politician Sherry Lansing (born 1944), American actress and first woman to head a Hollywood studio William E.