Lehner

Lehner is a surname. It derives from the Middle High German verb lehen "to hold land as a feudal tenant", and was once used to indicate a person's status as a land-holder.^[1]

Persons with this surname include:

• Christine Lehner (born 1952), American novelist and short story writer
• Daniel Lehner (born 1994), Austrian racing cyclist
• Edward H. Lehner (born 1933), American politician
• Ernst Lehner (1912–1986), German footballer
• Eugene Lehner (1906–1997), Hungarian violist and music educator
• Gerald Lehner (born 1963), Austrian journalist and author
• Gerald Lehner (born 1968), Austrian football referee
• Helmuth Lehner (born 1968), Austrian metal musician
• Hugo Lehner (1902–1952), Swiss alpine guide and skier
• Joseph Lehner (1912–2013), American mathematician
• Karl-Heinz Lehner, Austrian operatic baritone
• Katharina Lehner (born 1990), German mixed martial artist
• Mark Lehner, American archaeologist
• Otto Lehner (1898–1977), Swiss cyclist
• Paul Lehner (1920–1967), American baseball outfielder
• Peggy Lehner (born 1950), American politician (Republican Party)
• Peter Lehner (born 1958), American lawyer and environmentalist
• Robin Lehner (born 1991), Swedish ice hockey goaltender
• Stefan Lehner (born 1957), Swiss designer
• Ulrich L. Lehner (born 1976), German theologian
• Waltraud Hollinger, birth name of Valie Export (born 1940), Austrian avant-garde artist
• Wilhelm Lehner (1914–2012), German military officer