Landon Surname
Approximately 17,421 people bear this surname
Landon Surname Definition:
Local. Gavin Landoune, writer, in parish of Hamilton, 1679 (Campsie). Perhaps a syncopated form of Langdon, an English place name.
Landon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,195 | 1:29,722 | 3,691 |
| France | 1,594 | 1:41,670 | 5,229 |
| England | 924 | 1:60,301 | 7,155 |
| Canada | 871 | 1:42,303 | 5,254 |
| Mexico | 660 | 1:188,070 | 5,234 |
| Australia | 442 | 1:61,076 | 7,390 |
| New Zealand | 182 | 1:24,881 | 4,349 |
| Wales | 80 | 1:38,682 | 3,791 |
| Philippines | 69 | 1:1,467,221 | 103,651 |
| South Africa | 66 | 1:820,874 | 55,153 |
| Scotland | 32 | 1:167,307 | 9,494 |
| Chile | 26 | 1:677,557 | 15,745 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Puerto Rico | 15 | 1:236,676 | 2,394 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Jamaica | 6 | 1:478,324 | 10,136 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Grenada | 2 | 1:54,268 | 1,538 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 549 | 1:44,400 | 5,527 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:87,134 | 3,963 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,592 | 1:19,374 | 2,457 |
The alternate forms: Landón (1) are calculated separately.
Landon (16,861) may also be a first name.
Landon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Local. Gavin Landoune, writer, in parish of Hamilton, 1679 (Campsie). Perhaps a syncopated form of Langdon, an English place name.
As an English name, is a syncopated form of Langdon, q.v.; but there is a French Landon of diverse origin.
(English, French) One who came from Langdon (long hill), the name of several places in England; descendant of Lando (land).
A township in Northumberland.
(Cornish British) The inclosed hill or town, from Lan, an inclosure, and dun, a hill or town. Landen, a town of Belgium.
Geoffry Landon, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Amicia de Laundon Eng. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Landon Demographics
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Landon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Landon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Landon (Arabic: اندون, Bengali: লন্ডন, Marathi: लंडन, Russian: Ландон) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Landón. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Landon? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 30,643rd most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 418,320 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Landon are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 42,778th most frequently used forename world-wide, borne by 16,861 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 12,195 people, or 1 in 29,722. In The United States Landon is mostly found in: California, where 11 percent are found, New York, where 5 percent are found and Ohio, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Landon is found in 70 countries. It also occurs in France, where 9 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.
Landon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Landon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Landon surname increased 470 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 444 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 188 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Landon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (75%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Landon last name are 17.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.63% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Landon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 263.31% more than the national average, earning R 863,364 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.85% less than the national average, earning $20,238,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.03% more than the national average, earning $44,024 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.74% more than the national average, earning $54,026 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Landon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Landon in the Bengali language | ||
| লন্ডন | landana | - |
| Landon in the Marathi language | ||
| लंडन | landana | - |
| Landon in the Russian language | ||
| Ландон | landon | - |
| Landon in the Arabic language | ||
| اندون | andwn | - |
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Landon Reference & Research
London-Landon DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Langdon FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Langton / Lenton FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Lannin DNA Project FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Langdon FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Langton / Lenton FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Lannin DNA Project FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
London-Landon FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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