Landrey Surname

501,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Landrey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the laundry'; v. Launder, the officer who superintended the washing department; compare Wardrop (at the wardrobe) and Wardroper (the wardrober). Practically the local form is the same as the official.

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Landrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5301:683,88554,344
Canada531:695,20056,020
England321:1,741,18971,393
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Wales61:515,75523,171
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

Landrey (27) may also be a first name.

Landrey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the laundry'; v. Launder, the officer who superintended the washing department; compare Wardrop (at the wardrobe) and Wardroper (the wardrober). Practically the local form is the same as the official. This surname has crossed the Atlantic and flourishes in the States, although all but extinct in England.

Alice atte Lanendre, Close Rolls, 3 Edward I.

Robert de la Lavendrye, Fines Roll, II Edward I.

The first two following names occur together:

William le Lavender, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Roger atte Louendrye, Somerset- 1 Edward III: ibid.

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

(French) Descendant of Landry (country, powerful).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From lan-dre, the church dwelling; lan-drea, the principal church; or lan-dreath, -draith, the church on the sand or sandy shore. Hence perhaps Landary and Laundry.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Landrey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Landrey is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Landrey? popularity and diffusion

Landrey is the 501,369th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,109,064 people. Landrey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Landrey are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Landrey is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent forename worldwide It is held by 27 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 530 people, or 1 in 683,885. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 18 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Texas, where 11 percent reside. Other than The United States Landrey exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Landrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Landrey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Landrey last name expanded 495 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 123 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Landrey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Landrey surname are 22.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.91% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Landrey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.53% more than the national average, earning $43,810 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.47% more than the national average, earning $61,838 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laundrey934/
Landreys932/
Liandrey931/
Leandrey931/
Landry92104,702/
Landre922,616/
Leandre864,262/
Leandry861,032/
Landrie86586/
Landres86548/
Laundry86283/
Landree86247/
Laundre86108/
Landret8668/
Landray8664/
Londrey8634/
Landrea8634/
Liandre8634/
Landrez8622/
Landreh8622/
Llandre8612/
Landroy867/
Liandry867/
Landrye866/
Landroe866/
Lanndry865/
Landrys865/
Llandry863/
Landrry863/
L'Andre862/
Landred862/
Lamdrey862/
Landhre861/
Laindry861/
Laandre861/
Landrei861/
Landrer861/
Landryz861/
Landrep860/
Landress80812/
Leandres80784/
Laundrie80365/
Llandres80207/
Landreat80165/
Lyandres80134/
Leandrez80113/
Latendre80102/
Laundree8056/
Liandres8033/
Lasindre8019/
Landreis8010/
Lacendre809/
Leandrea804/
Landreus803/
Landrech802/
L'Andres802/
Leandroy802/
Landrett801/
Liandr'e801/
Landreas801/
Landrooy801/
Leandrys801/
Laundres800/
Laandrea800/
Loundrey800/
Laundret800/
Landra772,298/
Landri771,932/
Londre77346/
Londry77260/
Landré77105/
Lamdre774/
Lamdry774/
Landrè771/
Landrecht7514/
Laundress751/
Landdreth751/
Landreath751/
Landrigge751/
Leanndrea751/
Leaundrae751/
Landreová751/
Liandreia751/
Landredth750/
Landretts750/
Landreish750/
Londres713,261/
Leandri713,146/
Landrau711,365/
Leandra71288/
Landrio71252/
Liandri71191/
Landrat71153/
Landras71149/
Londrie71103/
Landrit7180/
Laundra7174/
Landrou7168/
Liandra7166/
Latendress7152/
Landris7144/
Londree7123/
Landriz7114/
Loundry7112/
Laundri7110/
Londhre718/
Londrez717/
Lyandra712/
Landréa712/
Loondre711/
Landhra711/
Landraa711/
Landrip711/
Lattndress711/
Laindri711/
Liondre711/
Leandré711/
Laundré711/
Landrès711/
Londrei711/
Londrea710/
Lamdres710/
Lonndry710/
Landraud67314/
Leandrou67210/
Landroit67194/
Liandrat67190/
Landrath67148/
Lyandrat6759/
Landrats6740/
Liandris6732/
Landroux6722/
Leandris6718/
Landrich6717/
Londress6714/
Latendra6710/
Leandras677/
Landréat676/
Lasendra675/
Loundree674/
Lasendri674/
Lamdreux671/
Landrais671/
Llamdres671/
Landrait671/
Landrous671/
Leandrap671/
Liandras671/
Leandrah671/
Lacindra670/
Landritt670/
Landrash670/
Landrass670/
Londreth670/

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