Lansdale Surname

298,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Lansdale 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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Lansdale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9711:373,28433,060
England2441:228,35319,058
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2371:102,85010,316
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1881:267,12121,813

Lansdale (45) may also be a first name.

Lansdale 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

Vars. of Lonsdale, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably the same as Lansdale or Lonsdale.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lansdale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lansdale is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lansdale.

How Common Is The Last Name Lansdale? popularity and diffusion

It is the 298,749th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 5,720,209 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Lansdale reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lansdale is also the 1,504,468th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 45 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 971 people, or 1 in 373,284. In The United States Lansdale is most prevalent in: Texas, where 15 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Oklahoma, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Lansdale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lansdale has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lansdale surname rose 516 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 103 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lansdale Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lansdale last name are 14.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.08% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lansdale earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.26% less than the national average, earning $40,879 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.31% less than the national average, earning $44,066 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Landsdale9442/
Launsdale9415/
Leansdale940/
Lansdal930/
Lonsdale888,625/
Lansdaal88204/
Lamsdale88131/
Lansdall8866/
Lansdahl889/
Landsdal888/
Lansdele881/
Lansdeal880/
Lansdail880/
Londsdale825/
Landsdall822/
Lonsdalle821/
Landsdaal821/
Lounsdale820/
Lomsdale7524/
Lansdeli751/
Lonsdail750/
Lounsdall710/
Lomsdal6783/
Lonsdeyl6320/

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