How common is the surname Landes?

4,404 people in the United States had the surname Landes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,106 Americans. It ranked 7,550th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Landes?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Landes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Landes?

Michael Landes, American actor, followed by David Landes.

Where is the surname Landes most common?

Wikidata records people named Landes in the United States.

Is the surname Landes getting more or less common?

More common. 4,283 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,404 in 2010, up 2.8%.

The surname Landes

A surname, carried by 4,404 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L532

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Landes is more common than 95.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,404 people named Landes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 70,106 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,283.

#7,550

rank among US surnames

4,404

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #7,184)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,543	Kean	4,408	70,042
#7,545	Croom	4,407	70,058
#7,549	Jeffcoat	4,406	70,074
#7,550	Landes	4,404	70,106
#7,552	Kroeger	4,402	70,138

Who is named Landes

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

94% of people named Landes identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Landess

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Landes
American actor, born 1972
David Landes
American economic historian (1924-2013)
Ruth Landes
American anthropologist (1908–1991)
Dawn Landes
American singer-songwriter, born 1980

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Landes

Landes has the Soundex code L532, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L532.

Questions

How common is the surname Landes?: 4,404 people in the United States had the surname Landes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,106 Americans. It ranked 7,550th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Landes?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Landes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Landes?: Michael Landes, American actor, followed by David Landes.
Where is the surname Landes most common?: Wikidata records people named Landes in the United States.
Is the surname Landes getting more or less common?: More common. 4,283 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,404 in 2010, up 2.8%.