Landa Family History

Landa Surname Meaning

Basque: topographic name from landa ‘(large) field prairie’. There is a place of this name in Araba/Álava province Basque Country (Spain) and the surname may also be a habitational name from this place.

Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads in southwestern Norway so named from the plural of land ‘land territory’ (see Land).

Czech: from a short form of the personal name Mikulanda a derivative of Mikuláš Czech form of Greek Nikolaos (see Nicholas).

Polish: nickname for a persistent and irritating person from a derivative of the dialect verb landzić ‘to ask persistently; badger someone’.

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Landau.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Lande, Anda, Land, Lando, Lada, Banda, Lanza, Kanda, Landau, Randa

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You can see how Landa families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Landa family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Landa families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 6 Landa families living in Middlesex. This was about 24% of all the recorded Landa's in United Kingdom. Middlesex had the highest population of Landa families in 1891.

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What did your Landa ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Landa.

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Unpaid domestic duties

60%

authoress

20%

Private means

20%

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What is the average Landa lifespan?

Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Landa life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1963. The average life expectancy for Landa in 1958 was 45, and 68 in 2004.

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Landa Surname Meaning

Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads in southwestern Norway so named from the plural of land ‘land territory’ (see Land).

Czech: from a short form of the personal name Mikulanda a derivative of Mikuláš Czech form of Greek Nikolaos (see Nicholas).

Polish: nickname for a persistent and irritating person from a derivative of the dialect verb landzić ‘to ask persistently; badger someone’.

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Landau.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Landa family from?

What did your Landa ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Landa.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Unpaid domestic duties

60%

authoress

20%

Private means

20%

What Landa family records will you find?

What is the average Landa lifespan?

Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Landa life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1963. The average life expectancy for Landa in 1958 was 45, and 68 in 2004.

Landa Family History

Landa Surname Meaning

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