Landfear Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Landfear Surname Definition:

Lower refers this name to Lanphear, which Arthur derives from Gael, lann-fear, a pikeman. The name is found in Cornwall, and may be derived from locality; from lan-veor, the great church.

Landfear Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:5,177,985261,849
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Landfear Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lower refers this name to Lanphear, which Arthur derives from Gael, lann-fear, a pikeman. The name is found in Cornwall, and may be derived from locality; from lan-veor, the great church.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

LANPHEAR: Gael, lann-fear, a pikeman. Arthur.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

LANPHEAR: "Lann—feur," Gaelic, grass—land; Lann—fear, a pike—man. Lann, an inclosure; a house; a church; land; a sword. Feur, grass; fear, a man.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Dutch, Landweer; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Lanfear is a name that was represented by De Lanfar, or De Lanfare, in London in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Landfear Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Landfear Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Landfear occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Landfear.

How Common Is The Last Name Landfear? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,091,648th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Landfear reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 5,177,985. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 24 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Landfear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Landfear has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Landfear surname expanded 179 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 18 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Landfear Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Landfear last name are 9.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.16% registered to vote for the party.

Landfear earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

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