How common is the surname Land?

21,116 people in the United States had the surname Land in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,621 Americans. It ranked 1,704th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Land?

Edwin H. Land, American scientist and inventor (1909–1991), followed by Harold Land.

Where is the surname Land most common?

Wikidata records people named Land in the United States and Austria.

Is the surname Land getting more or less common?

More common. 20,687 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,116 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Land

A surname, carried by 21,116 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L530

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Land is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

A surname from Middle English.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 21,116 people named Land in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,621 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 20,687.

#1,704

rank among US surnames

21,116

people in 2010

7.2

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #1,594)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,695	Irvin	21,263	14,520
#1,696	Matos	21,258	14,524
#1,697	Gagnon	21,208	14,558
#1,698	Carlton	21,202	14,562
#1,699	Tidwell	21,176	14,580
#1,700	Lovell	21,171	14,583
#1,701	Hoyt	21,169	14,585

Who is named Land

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

82% of people named Land identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lands

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edwin H. Land
American scientist and inventor (1909–1991)
Harold Land
American musician (1928–2001)
Michael Land
American composer, born 1961
Robert Land
Austrian/Czech film director and screenwriter (1887-1940)

Notable Lands come mostly from the United States (3) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Land

Land has the Soundex code L530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L530.

Questions

How common is the surname Land?: 21,116 people in the United States had the surname Land in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,621 Americans. It ranked 1,704th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Land?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Land identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Land?: Edwin H. Land, American scientist and inventor (1909–1991), followed by Harold Land.
Where is the surname Land most common?: Wikidata records people named Land in the United States and Austria.
Is the surname Land getting more or less common?: More common. 20,687 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,116 in 2010, up 2.1%.