How common is the surname Landin?

4,722 people in the United States had the surname Landin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,384 Americans. It ranked 7,093rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Landin?

Peter Landin, British computer scientist (1930–2009).

Where is the surname Landin most common?

Wikidata records people named Landin in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Landin getting more or less common?

More common. 3,770 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,722 in 2010, up 25%.

The surname Landin

A Galician surname, carried by 4,722 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L535

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Landin is more common than 95.6% of them.

Origin

Galician origin

From Galician Landín.

One of 34 Galician surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,722 people named Landin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 65,384 Americans. That is up 25% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,770.

#7,093

rank among US surnames

4,722

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+25.3%

change since 2000 (was #8,103)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,086	Metcalfe	4,725	65,343
#7,088	Alfano	4,724	65,357
#7,091	Dai	4,723	65,371
#7,093	Landin	4,722	65,384
#7,096	Creed	4,718	65,440
#7,098	Izzo	4,717	65,454

Who is named Landin

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

69% of people named Landin identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 29% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 69%
White (not Hispanic) 29%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
Two or more races 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Landins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Peter Landin
British computer scientist (1930–2009)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Landin

Landin has the Soundex code L535, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L535.

Other Galician surnames

All 34 Galician surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Landin come from?: From Galician Landín.
How common is the surname Landin?: 4,722 people in the United States had the surname Landin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,384 Americans. It ranked 7,093rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Landin?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Landin identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 29% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Landin?: Peter Landin, British computer scientist (1930–2009).
Where is the surname Landin most common?: Wikidata records people named Landin in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Landin getting more or less common?: More common. 3,770 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,722 in 2010, up 25%.