Landsdale Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Landsdale Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lonsdale,' which see. The instances below conclusively prove that Lansdell and Lansdale are mere variants of Lonsdale, and originated in North Lancashire.

William Landysdale, or Londysdall, 1511: Reg.

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Landsdale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England61:9,286,343223,652
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Landsdale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lonsdale,' which see. The instances below conclusively prove that Lansdell and Lansdale are mere variants of Lonsdale, and originated in North Lancashire.

William Landysdale, or Londysdall, 1511: Reg. Univ. Oxon.

Richard Lonsdale, of Booths, 1505: Wills at Chester.

Thomas Lonsdale, of Simonstone, 1591: ibid.

Richard Lansdale, of the Booths, 1588: ibid.

Robert Lansdale, of Simonstone, 1598: ibid.

1571. Alexander Rigbye and Margaret Landesdale: Marriage Lic.(London).

1577-8. Thomas Golde and Margaret Lansdall: ibid.

1665. Buried — John, s. of John Landsdall, barber: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

Probably the same as Lansdale or Lonsdale.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Landsdale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Landsdale is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Landsdale? popularity and diffusion

The last name Landsdale is the 3,017,195th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. Landsdale occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Landsdale reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 2,579,891. In South Africa Landsdale is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 76 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 14 percent are found and Western Cape, where 10 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Landsdale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Landsdale has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Landsdale surname contracted 12 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Landsdale Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Landsdale surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Landsdale earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 38.18% more than the national average, earning R 328,368 per year and in United States they earn 37.86% less than the national average, earning $26,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lansdale941,274/
Landsdal948/
Launsdale8915/
Londsdale895/
Landsdall892/
Landsdaal891/
Leansdale890/
Lonsdale828,625/
Lamsdale82131/
Lonsdalle781/
Lounsdale780/
Lomsdale7124/

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