Landsman Surname

102,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Landsman Surname Definition:

Surname in Fife. Probably from the occupation, one who looked after the open wood. "For through this laund anon the deer will come." 3 Henry VI III. Nichol Landesman or Launsman had safe conduct into England, 1424 (Bain, IV, 961,963).

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Landsman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3661:153,19515,713
Israel6961:12,2951,879
South Africa5941:91,20811,167
Netherlands2991:56,4799,705
England1341:415,80628,295
Czechia1201:88,61214,778
Canada1071:344,35131,229
Argentina601:712,39048,679
Poland511:745,27061,215
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
France201:3,321,136213,627
Belgium161:718,54060,840
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Croatia131:325,27730,776
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Wales41:773,63329,106
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland101:374,32210,959
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Landsman (22) may also be a first name.

Landsman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Surname in Fife. Probably from the occupation, one who looked after the open wood. "For through this laund anon the deer will come." 3 Henry VI III. Nichol Landesman or Launsman had safe conduct into England, 1424 (Bain, IV, 961,963).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Scottish) One who tended the open wood.

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

Landsman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Landsman (Russian: Ландсман) is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Landsman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Landsman is the 102,475th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,585,283 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Landsman live; 49 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 22 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,366 people, or 1 in 153,195. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 20 percent are found, Maryland, where 13 percent are found and Illinois, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 15 percent are found and South Africa, where 13 percent are found.

Landsman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Landsman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Landsman surname increased 5,915 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 2,233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Landsman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Landsman last name are 43.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.45% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Landsman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 153.55% more than the national average, earning S/. 49,151 per year; in South Africa they earn 4.45% less than the national average, earning R 227,064 per year; in United States they earn 19.37% more than the national average, earning $51,506 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.99% more than the national average, earning $62,596 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Landsman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Landsman in the Russian language
Ландсманlandsman-

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