Landman Surname
Approximately 13,814 people bear this surname
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.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6,383 | 1:8,488 | 1,074 |
| Netherlands | 3,041 | 1:5,553 | 591 |
| United States | 2,616 | 1:138,555 | 14,454 |
| Israel | 556 | 1:15,391 | 2,298 |
| Australia | 225 | 1:119,981 | 13,219 |
| England | 212 | 1:262,821 | 20,935 |
| Canada | 98 | 1:375,975 | 33,576 |
| Zimbabwe | 86 | 1:179,514 | 21,615 |
| Russia | 71 | 1:2,029,902 | 125,931 |
| New Zealand | 64 | 1:70,755 | 10,593 |
| France | 55 | 1:1,207,686 | 126,065 |
| Germany | 52 | 1:1,548,182 | 92,602 |
| Belgium | 40 | 1:287,416 | 33,962 |
| Poland | 39 | 1:974,583 | 70,126 |
| Argentina | 31 | 1:1,378,820 | 78,351 |
| Ukraine | 30 | 1:1,517,423 | 120,367 |
| Peru | 23 | 1:1,381,918 | 21,725 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Chile | 22 | 1:800,749 | 17,445 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 28 | 1:870,549 | 37,307 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:112,030 | 4,740 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 379 | 1:132,503 | 12,654 |
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.
= Land (q.v.) + man.
See Ackerman.
(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.”
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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
Landman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Landman in the Russian language | ||
| Ландман | landman | - |
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