Landman Surname

38,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Landman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the landman,' one who looked after the launde or open wood, especially the beasts of chase that found covert around; v. Land, Lund, &c.

Richard le Landman, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Read More About This Surname

Landman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6,3831:8,4881,074
Netherlands3,0411:5,553591
United States2,6161:138,55514,454
Israel5561:15,3912,298
Australia2251:119,98113,219
England2121:262,82120,935
Canada981:375,97533,576
Zimbabwe861:179,51421,615
Russia711:2,029,902125,931
New Zealand641:70,75510,593
France551:1,207,686126,065
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Belgium401:287,41633,962
Poland391:974,58370,126
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Ukraine301:1,517,423120,367
Peru231:1,381,91821,725
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Chile221:800,74917,445
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Austria91:946,15970,786
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Wales71:442,07621,198
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
China31:455,773,85521,925
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Wales141:112,0304,740
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3791:132,50312,654

Landman (41) may also be a first name.

Landman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the landman,' one who looked after the launde or open wood, especially the beasts of chase that found covert around; v. Land, Lund, &c.

Richard le Landman, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

1609. Richard Landeman and Martha Darby: Marriage Lic. (London).

1623. John Landman, living in Virginia: Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Land (q.v.) + man.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Ackerman.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(from a personal characteristic) Literally, “man from the province.” But as a Jewish name it is often a garbled version of the Hebrew lamdan, “scholar.”

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Landman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Landman (Russian: Ландман) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Landman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 38,101st most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 527,548 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Landman live; 47 percent live in Southern Africa and 47 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Landman is also the 1,590,275th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 41 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 6,383 people, or 1 in 8,488. In South Africa Landman is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 29 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 19 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 14 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 57 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Landman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Landman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 690 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 757 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Landman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Landman surname are 0.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Landman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 172.16% more than the national average, earning S/. 52,758 per year; in South Africa they earn 76.01% more than the national average, earning R 418,260 per year; in United States they earn 15.28% more than the national average, earning $49,744 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.11% more than the national average, earning $53,213 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Landmann936,084/
Landaman93117/
Landeman9375/
Landiman9367/
Landmane9357/
Landtman9354/
Landmand932/
Landuman930/
Landmany930/
Landoman930/
Landyman930/
Lndman920/
Landamana886/
Landamani881/
Landamann881/
Landman-E881/
Landemann880/
Landemian880/
Lindman863,552/
Lundman86910/
Lendman86185/
Lantman86177/
Landmon86116/
Landmam865/
Londman862/
Lyndman862/
Landmen861/
Landmin860/
Landemaine821,361/
Lindeman8011,110/
Lindaman80784/
Lindiman80144/
Lantmann80138/
Lindmann80136/
Londeman8081/
Lundeman8051/
Lantiman8047/
Lendeman8029/
Lindtman8023/
Lundmann8015/
Lindyman8010/
Lyndeman8010/
Landumin808/
Lanteman804/
Lindmane802/
Landamon802/
Lantaman802/
Linduman802/
Londmann801/
Lundaman801/
Landemin801/
Lendiman801/
Lunduman801/
Landemon800/
Londaman800/
Lundiman800/
Lendtman800/
Lendmann800/
Landmannová782/
Landwehmann781/
Lindemann7536,863/
Lundemann7588/
Lindemane7546/
Lendamanu7533/
Lendemann7517/
Landemoen7516/
Lanitaman7514/
Lantoiman7513/
Lantamane757/
Lindimann757/
Lawentman755/
Lendemain754/
Lindemaen754/
Linndeman754/
Lindamann753/
Landamoun753/
Lundeuman752/
Lundumana752/
Lahndamun752/
Landamono752/
Lindemawn751/
Lendamann751/
Lindemain751/
Lwandmina751/
Lantimann751/
Lantemann751/
Lündemann751/
Lindimana751/
Lund Öman751/
Líndemann751/
Londemann750/
Laintiman750/
Llindeman750/
Lindieman750/
Landmann Hey741/
Lwandamina7147/
Linndemann7111/
Lentman718/
Lawentmann716/
Lindmon713/
Lindemmann712/
Lendemaine712/
Lindmen711/
Lindh Åman711/
Luandamina711/
Landemoine711/
Lind Öhman711/
Lindehmann711/
Lindemanni711/
Lindeumann710/
Lontman710/
Luindemann710/
Linedemann710/
Leindemann710/
Lintman710/
Lyndmin710/
Lundmen710/
Lindemon6793/
Lundhamn6741/
Lantemin6728/
Lintaman6724/
Lindmoen6722/
Lundmoen6720/
Lintuman6719/
Loundmon6715/
Lindhamn6714/
Lentmann6714/
Lantamen6711/
Lindamen676/
Lintoman676/
Linteman674/
Lindemen674/
Lianthamani672/
Lando Menna672/
Londmino671/
Lindemna671/
Lantamin671/
Lintmane671/
Luntaman671/
Lindau Mann671/
Linde Öhman671/
Lundumen671/
Londomon671/
Lindamon670/
Lindemin670/
Lindamin670/
Lundimon670/
Lendemon670/
Lindamun670/

Landman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Landman in the Russian language
Ландманlandman-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Landman
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis