Ladner is a
surname
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Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
of English origin. It's likely
Anglo-Saxon
The Anglo-Saxons were a Cultural identity, cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century. However, the ethnogenesis of the Anglo- ...
and possibly derived from the Germanic word ''Laden''. In England it is most commonly found in the county of
Cornwall
Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...
, whilst in Austria it can indicate someone from various places named 'Laden' or '
Ladendorf
Ladendorf is a town in the district of Mistelbach in the Austrian state of Lower Austria
Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the no ...
'. The name may also be a variant of
Lautner Lautner is an Austrian habitational surname, from any of the several places called Lauten. The name may refer to:
*Taylor Lautner, American actor, voice actor, model, and martial artist
*John Lautner (1911–1994), American architect
*Georges Lautn ...
. Notable people with the surname include:
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Benjamin Ladner, academic philosopher and theologian
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Bobby Ladner, American football coach
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Don Ladner (1948/1949–2009), New Zealand rugby player
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Jay Ladner (born 1965), American basketball coach
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Joyce Ladner
Joyce Ann Ladner (born October 12, 1943) is an American civil rights activist, author, civil servant, and sociologist.
Early life and education
Ladner was born in Battles, Wayne County, Mississippi, on October 12, 1943, and grew up in nearby Hatt ...
, United States civil rights activist, author, civil servant and sociologist
* Kurt Ladner, a pen name of
Nelson DeMille
Nelson Richard DeMille (born August 23, 1943) is an American author of action adventure and suspense novels. His novels include '' Plum Island'', '' The Charm School'', and '' The Gold Coast''. DeMille has also written under the pen names Jack ...
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Leon Johnson Ladner
Leon Johnson Ladner (November 29, 1884 – April 12, 1978) was a Canadian lawyer and Conservative politician who represented Vancouver South in the House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes d ...
(1884–1978), Canadian lawyer and Conservative politician
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Luca Ladner
Luca Ladner (born 26 April 1989) is a former footballer from Switzerland who played as midfielder.
Career
Ladner began his career 1996 at FC Engstringen where he played for five years before joining Grasshopper in March 2001. After six years wi ...
(born 1989), Swiss footballer
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Marco Ladner (born 1998), Austrian freestyle skier
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Peter Ladner
Peter Ladner (born February 12, 1949) is a former Vancouver city councillor, Metro Vancouver vice-chair and business owner.
Ladner has more than 40 years of journalistic experience in print, radio and television; is the author of ''The Urban Foo ...
, Vancouver city councillor
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Richard E. Ladner
Richard Emil Ladner is an American computer scientist known for his contributions to both theoretical computer science and assistive technology. Ladner is a professor emeritus at the University of Washington.
Biography
Richard Ladner was born as ...
, of
Ladner's theorem
In computational complexity, problems that are in the complexity class NP but are neither in the class P nor NP-complete are called NP-intermediate, and the class of such problems is called NPI. Ladner's theorem, shown in 1975 by Richard E. Ladn ...
in computational complexity
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Wendell Ladner
Wendell Ladner (October 6, 1948 – June 24, 1975) was an American professional basketball player most notable for his playing time in the American Basketball Association (ABA) from 1970 to 1975.
Ladner was born in Necaise Crossing, Hancock Coun ...
(1948–1975), American basketball player
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William Henry Ladner (1826–1907), English-born miner, farmer and political figure in British Columbia
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Surnames of English origin
Surnames of British Isles origin
Anglo-Cornish surnames
Surnames of Austrian origin