Landsdell Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Landsdell 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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Landsdell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Landsdell 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

Landsdell Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Landsdell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Landsdell live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States Landsdell is primarily concentrated in: Alabama, where 27 percent reside, Texas, where 27 percent reside and Arkansas, where 20 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 39 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Landsdell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Landsdell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Landsdell surname expanded 750 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Landsdell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Landsdell are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Landsdell earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 31.85% less than the national average, earning $29,404 USD per year and in Canada they earn 160.52% more than the national average, earning $129,436 CAD per year.

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