Ladner (surname)
Ladner is a surname of Cornish origin. It's likely derived from the name 'Lanner', which itself derives from the Cornish word 'Lannergh', meaning 'clearing'.
Whilst the origin is unrelated, the name is also found in Austria, likely indicating someone from various places named 'Laden' or 'Ladendorf'. The name may also be a variant of Lautner. Notable people with the surname include:
- André Ladner, Swiss footballer and manager
- Benjamin Ladner, American academic philosopher and theologian
- Bobby Ladner, American football coach
- Don Ladner, New Zealand rugby player
- Dorie Ladner, American civil rights activist and social worker
- Heber Austin Ladner, Secretary of State of Mississippi
- Jay Ladner, American basketball coach
- Joyce Ladner, American civil rights activist, author, civil servant and sociologist
- Kurt Ladner, a pen name of Nelson DeMille
- Leon Johnson Ladner, Canadian lawyer and Conservative politician
- Luca Ladner, Swiss footballer
- Marco Ladner, Austrian freestyle skier
- Mark Ladner, American chef and restaurateur
- Peter Ladner, Vancouver city councillor
- Rose Diane Ladner, birth name of Diane Ladd, American actress
- Richard E. Ladner, American computer scientist
- Timmy Ladner, American politician
- Trish Ladner, American politician
- Wendell Ladner, American basketball player
- William Henry Ladner, English-born miner, farmer and political figure in British Columbia