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Lance name meaning

First Name
104k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
13k
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Lance mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Lance

User Submitted Origins

English
62%
Hebrew
24%
Arabic
3%
Filipino (Philippines)
3%
American
3%
African Dutch (Afrikaans)
3%
Spanish
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to a user from Illinois, U.S., the name Lance is of Arabic origin and means "Soldier".
  2. A user from Oklahoma, U.S. says the name Lance means "Of the land".
  3. A submission from Japan says the name Lance means "Warrior".
  4. According to a user from Wisconsin, U.S., the name Lance is of Hebrew origin and means "Golden Song".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Lance
Senses
  1. A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen, and often decorated with a small flag; also, a spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen."A braver soldier never couched lance." [Shak.]
  2. A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
  3. [Founding] A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell.
  4. [Mil] An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.
  5. [Pyrotech] One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure.
  6. [Med] A lancet.

Etymology: OE. lance, F. lance fr. L. lancea; cf. Gr. lo`gchh. Cf. Launch

verb Lance
Senses
  1. To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon."Seized the due victim, and with fury lanced Her back." [Dryden.]
  2. To open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or an abscess.
  3. To throw in the manner of a lance. See Lanch.
Other Dictionary Sources
  1. A surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
  2. A long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
  3. An implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
  4. Open by piercing with a lancet ("lance a boil")
  5. Pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
  6. Move quickly, as if by cutting one's way ("Planes lanced towards the shore")
Wiktionary

The surname is derived from a medieval given name Lanzo, short form of names beginning with the Germanic element land "land".

  1. A patronymic surname​.
  2. A male given name from the Germanic languages, pet form of Lancelot or transferred use of the surname; by folk etymology associated with a lance.

Lance was also found in the following language(s): Cebuano

Notable Persons Named Lance

Notable Persons Named Lance

Lance Armstrong

Lance was born on September 18th, 1971 in Plano, Texas, U.S.

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Lance Henriksen

Lance Henriksen is an actor, voice actor, and artist. He was most active from 1961 to present. Lance was given the name Lance James Henriksen on May 5th, 1940 in New York City.

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Lance Stephenson

Lance Stephenson is a basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies, Indiana Pacers, Charlotte Hornets, and Los Angeles Clippers in the National Basketball Association. He has had major accomplishments since 2010. Lance was born on September 5th, 1990 in Brooklyn.

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Lance Bass

He has been prominent since 1994. Lance was given the name James Lance Bass on May 4th, 1979 in Laurel, Mississippi, U.S.

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Lance Reddick

Lance Reddick is an actor and musician. He was most prominent from 1996 to present. Lance was born on June 7th, 1962 in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

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Lance Ito

Lance Ito is a Los Angeles CountySuperior Court, Los Angeles County, California, and California superior courts. Lance was born on August 2nd, 1950 in Los Angeles.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Lance

Notable Persons With the Last Name Lance

Dinah Drake Lance

Dinah Drake Lance is a comics character.

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Leonard Lance

Leonard Lance is an office holder. Leonard was born on June 25th, 1952 in Easton, Pennsylvania.

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Larry Lance

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James Lance

James Lance is an actor. He was most prominent from 1991 to 1991. James was born on September 29th, 1975 in Westbury-sub-Mendip.

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Major Lance

Major Lance was a soul music, pop music, rhythm, and blues singing. He plays Human voice. He holds the title The Monkey Time". His most notable accomplishments were from 1959 to 1959. Major was born in 4 in Winterville, Mississippi, U.S. He died on September 3rd, 1994.

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Bert Lance

Bert Lance was a Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Bert was born on June 3rd, 1931 in Gainesville, Georgia. He died on August 15th, 2013.

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  • Peter Lance
    Journalist/author
  • George Lance
  • Tan Wei Sheng Lance
  • Thomas Lance
  • Pascal Lance

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Lance U.S.
  White 86.31% 64.26%
  African American 7.92% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.69% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.89% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 1.68% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 2.51% 16.26%

Of Last Name Lance

People with the last name Lance are most frequently White

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Fun Facts about the name Lance

  • How Popular is the name Lance? Lance is the 634th most popular name of all time. As a last name Lance was the 2,747th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Lance have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 104,388 babies born with the first name Lance in the United States. That's more than enough people named Lance to occupy the country of Tonga with an estimated population of 103,036 (as of November 30, 2011).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Lance? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1899 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Lance first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Lance is Friday, July 7th, 1876.
  • What year had the most people named Lance born? The highest recorded use of the first name Lance was in 1970 with a total of 4,164 babies. That's a lot of babies named Lance!
  • Random Lance Factoid: According to the 1979 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Lance ranks 64th in popularity as a baby boy's name in South Dakota. Imagine that, 21 babies in South Dakota have the same name in 1979.
  • Weird things about the name Lance: The name spelled backwards is Ecnal. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Lcnea. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Lance? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 13,122 people with the last name Lance.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Lance? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 4 of them will have Lance as their last name.
  • Lance name meaning

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