Lansdell Surname

194,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Lansdell 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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Lansdell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8831:410,48635,724
England5201:107,15011,192
South Africa3321:163,18618,270
Canada1761:209,35020,314
Australia1631:165,61817,113
Scotland201:267,69112,985
France171:3,907,219231,005
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Wales81:386,81619,671
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2541:95,9669,815
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Lansdell 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

Lansdell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lansdell occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lansdell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lansdell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 194,901st most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,381,692 people. Lansdell is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Lansdell reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 883 people, or 1 in 410,486. In The United States Lansdell is mostly concentrated in: Arkansas, where 21 percent live, Alabama, where 20 percent live and Texas, where 12 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent live and South Africa, where 15 percent live.

Lansdell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lansdell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lansdell last name increased 1,802 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 205 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lansdell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lansdell surname are 5.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.15% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lansdell earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 12.73% more than the national average, earning R 267,900 per year; in United States they earn 3.91% less than the national average, earning $41,461 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.97% more than the national average, earning $57,618 CAD per year.

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