Laing (surname)
Laing (/ˈlæŋ/ or /ˈleɪŋ/) is a surname of Scottish extraction, commonly found in countries settled by Scots, such as Canada and New Zealand. It is a descriptive surname, cognate with the English surname Long, meaning "tall". Notable people with the surname include:
- Alex Laing, New Zealand footballer
- Alexander Gordon Laing, Scottish explorer
- Andrew Laing, New Zealand actor
- Arthur Laing, Canadian politician
- Bert Laing, New Zealand rugby league footballer
- Bobby Laing, Scottish footballer
- Bonnie Laing, Canadian politician
- Brent Laing, Canadian curler
- C. J. Laing, American pornographic actress
- Corky Laing (Laurence Gordon Laing), Canadian musician
- Dan Laing, American sports commentator
- David Laing (Scottish antiquary)
- David Laing (19th century architect)
- Davie Laing, Scottish footballer
- Dilys Laing, Welsh-American poet
- Duncan Laing, New Zealand swimming coach
- Eleanor Laing, British politician
- Gerald Laing, Scottish artist
- Gordon Laing, a British classical bassoonist
- Gordon Jennings Laing, Canadian-American academic
- Hector Laing, Baron Laing of Dunphail
- Hugh Laing, British ballet dancer
- Ivan Laing, Scottish hockey player
- James Laing (cricketer), cricket umpire
- John Laing (businessman), English businessman
- John Laing (bishop), Scottish bishop
- John Laing (footballer)
- Kerri Laing, South African women's cricketer
- Kirby Laing, English businessman
- Kirkland Laing, Jamaican-English boxer
- Laing Family
- Leslie Laing, Jamaican athlete
- Malcolm Laing, Scottish historian
- Marie Laing, Canadian politician
- Martin Laing, English businessman
- Martin Laing (production designer), film production designer
- Maureen Laing, American founder of the Young Artist Awards
- Maurice Laing, English businessman
- Michael Laing, South African chemist
- Quintin Laing, professional ice hockey player
- Robbie Laing, American basketball coach
- Robert W. Laing, American film art director
- Ronald David Laing, noted psychiatrist
- Roy Laing, Australian rules footballer
- Samuel Laing (science writer) (1812-1897)
- Samuel Laing (travel writer) (1780-1868)
- Sandra Laing, South African cause célèbre
- Shona Laing, New Zealand musician
- Stuart Laing, English actor
- Stuart Laing (diplomat), British diplomat
- Tony Laing (boxer), Jamaican/British boxer of the 1970s and '80s
- William Laing, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
See also
- Laing (disambiguation)
- Lang (surname)
- Lange (surname)
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