How common is the surname Lander?

5,186 people in the United States had the surname Lander in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,534 Americans. It ranked 6,535th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lander?

David Lander, American actor, followed by Brad Lander.

Where is the surname Lander most common?

Wikidata records people named Lander in the United States.

Is the surname Lander getting more or less common?

More common. 4,896 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,186 in 2010, up 5.9%.

The surname Lander

A surname, carried by 5,186 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L536

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lander is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,186 people named Lander in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,534 Americans. That is up 5.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,896.

#6,535

rank among US surnames

5,186

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+5.9%

change since 2000 (was #6,403)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,530	Gambrell	5,190	59,489
#6,531	Mallon	5,188	59,511
#6,532	Hafner	5,187	59,523
#6,535	Lander	5,186	59,534

Who is named Lander

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

85% of people named Lander identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.1%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Landers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Lander
American actor, 1947–2020
Brad Lander
American politician (born 1969)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lander

Lander has the Soundex code L536, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L536.

Questions

How common is the surname Lander?: 5,186 people in the United States had the surname Lander in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,534 Americans. It ranked 6,535th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lander?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Lander identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lander?: David Lander, American actor, followed by Brad Lander.
Where is the surname Lander most common?: Wikidata records people named Lander in the United States.
Is the surname Lander getting more or less common?: More common. 4,896 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,186 in 2010, up 5.9%.