Lancanshire

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proper noun

A habitational surname from Old English.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

    On the 14th day of November, 1870, R. & J. McCaskell recovered a judgment in the Superior Court of Cumberland county against J. W. Lancanshire, as surviving partner of the firm of Lancanshire, Morehead & Lowery; (Morehead and Lowery were then dead) upon a partnership debt.

    1876, North Carolina Reports, Volume LXXIV
  2. nonstandardNonstandard form of Lancashire.
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APA

Lancanshire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lancanshire

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“Lancanshire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lancanshire. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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