Laund Surname

579,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Laund Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the laund'; v. Land and Lund.

Gernes de la Launde, Warwickshire: Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

John de la Launde, Lincolnshire: ibid.

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Laund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon3131:18,0102,288
Iraq2201:159,1894,045
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Laund (53) may also be a first name.

Laund Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the laund'; v. Land and Lund.

Gernes de la Launde, Warwickshire: Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

John de la Launde, Lincolnshire: ibid.

Robert de la Laund, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas atte-Launde, Norfolk. History of Norfolk.

1585-6. Richard Westemyll and Dorothy Launde: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

V. Land.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. Launde, a liberty in co. Leicester, and Laund, two townships in co. Lancaster. 2. See Launde.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Laund: a grassy sward in a forest. From the O.N. lund, that signified a sacred grove. Chaucer says of Theseus: “To the Launde he rideth ful right; There was the harte wont to have his flight.”

Hence our surnames Laund, Lands, Lowndes; also the name Lund.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Laund Last Name Facts

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

Laund (Hindi: लौंद, Russian: Лаунд) is found in Lebanon more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laund? popularity and diffusion

The last name Laund is the 579,404th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 13,445,657 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Laund live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Levant. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 53 people.

This last name is most frequent in Lebanon, where it is borne by 313 people, or 1 in 18,010. In Lebanon it is most numerous in: Beirut Governorate, where 62 percent reside, Beqaa Governorate, where 27 percent reside and Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 8 percent reside. Not including Lebanon this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 41 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Laund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Laund has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Laund last name decreased 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Laund Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Laund last name is primarily Sunni (64%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laundh912/
Launds912/
Lauend911/
Laundt910/
Lund89121,658/
Land8945,130/
Laun893,207/
Lundh803,694/
Lands802,646/
Laune801,696/
Landt801,597/
Lundt801,203/
Ålund80763/
Lahun80676/
Lound80611/
Landh80562/
Liand80366/
Lauen80331/
Laung80302/
Launt80236/
Lajun80188/
Layun80158/
Lundø80148/
Lautn80103/
Øland80101/
Luond8096/
Åland8068/
Laiun8062/
Lland8059/
Laind8056/
Hlund8037/
Ølund8027/
Launn8027/
Leand8027/
Lyand8024/
Hland8024/
Luend8018/
Launh8014/
Landz8011/
Lunds807/
Lundd807/
Laend806/
Llund805/
Laand805/
Lausn804/
Lundå804/
Landd803/
Leund802/
Lunnd802/
Lannd802/
Lantd801/
Lauhn801/
Lauun801/
Lamnd801/
Luind801/
Lyund801/
Landø801/
Lundz801/
Lan752,653,285/
Lun7539,031/
Håland733,201/
Lausen732,808/
Lausin731,638/
Løland731,254/
Lauten731,171/
Lounds731,082/
Åhlund73705/
Lauwen73444/
Lautin73202/
Launte73197/
Lauyan73178/
Layoun73150/
Layung73120/
Landås73111/
Lauyon73104/
Lundås7354/
Launne7344/
Hølund7338/
Lahaun7336/
Høland7329/
Øhlund7327/
Lacend7325/
Luyind7321/
Lawend7320/
Laucen7317/
Laujon7316/
Landte7315/
Lained7314/
Louend7312/
Lahand739/
Lahndt738/
Lausín738/
Laucin737/
Laiune737/
Layand736/
Layaun736/
Layune736/
Llands735/
Lajuon734/
Leyand734/
Llaunt734/
Lauent734/
Lauyen734/
Lautyn734/
Laioun733/
Leeand732/
Lahunt732/
Laiand732/
Lundte732/
Laynds732/
Lauyne732/
Lusend731/
Lund's731/
Loundh731/
Llaung731/
Landts731/
Lainds731/
Lajoun731/
Leaned731/
Latind731/
Lehand731/
Lauesn731/
Lauien731/
Laandt731/
Hlaind731/
Hlland731/
Lausne731/
Lautne731/
Loyand731/
Låland731/
Lauion731/
Launhe731/
Laihun731/
L'Land731/
Landch731/
Landtz731/
Liaune731/
Gliand731/
Llaune731/
Hlaung731/
Loundt730/
Luyand730/
Lundtz730/
Lucind730/
Lian671,116,168/
Lang67753,061/
Lane67252,540/
Lung6733,177/
Lyan6719,103/
Lunn6719,068/
Lean6710,554/
Lain679,970/
Lanh679,754/
Lunt679,716/
Loun677,540/
Luon677,248/
Laan675,933/
Lahn672,349/
Luhn672,072/
Lune671,990/
Lant671,759/
Lann671,643/
Landová671,445/
Layn671,417/
Lond67889/
Luin67824/
Luen67786/
Laum67760/
Laen67663/
Layoune67535/
Liun67414/
Lausing67346/
Lauseng67345/
Leun67288/
Hølland67284/
Llan67254/
Lhan67192/
Lundová67143/
Launová67120/
Lasn67108/
Laussen6768/
Launova6756/
Lunc6754/
Landsch6752/
Landova6749/
Hlun6748/
Lajn6744/
Lamn6740/
Laín6737/
Lamd6735/
Lyun6733/
Lanč6732/
Lassend6727/
Laujang6726/
Lauchin6724/
Lhun6723/
Landowa6723/
Luun6722/
Geeland6716/
Lusn6715/
Lunå6712/
Luyn6710/
Lumn679/
Lgan677/
Lumd677/
Lanehed677/
Lauyang677/
Høllund676/
Lutn676/
Layoung676/
Hlan676/
Laihung675/
Lunh674/
Leiaung674/
Lgun673/
Lyautin673/
Laioune673/
Latn673/
Launthe672/
Lausenq672/
Lanq672/
Lautent672/
Llausin672/
Lauting672/
Lehamnd671/
Lauents671/
Lauient671/
Laiunne671/
Lunø671/
Lundova671/
Lànd671/
Léan671/
Lautyng671/
Lausien671/
Lauteen671/
Lanå671/
Lauente671/
Llun671/
Lhauyne671/
Landtte671/
Laoueng671/
Leauwen670/
Leauten670/
Layhand670/
Leanned670/
Leuhand670/
Launtsh670/

Laund Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laund in the Hindi language
लौंदlaunda-
Laund in the Russian language
Лаундlaund-

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