How common is the surname Lando?

1,267 people in the United States had the surname Lando in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 243,682 Americans. It ranked 20,829th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lando?

In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Lando identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Lando most common?

Wikidata records people named Lando in the United States.

Is the surname Lando getting more or less common?

More common. 909 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,267 in 2010, up 39%.

Is Lando also a first name?

Yes. Lando is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Lando

An Italian patronymic surname, carried by 1,267 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L530 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lando is more common than 87.2% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Italian Lando, a patronymic surname from a personal name of Germanic origin. * Borrowed from Hungarian Landó, a pet form of the personal name Lándor.

Lando is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,267 people named Lando in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 243,682 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 909.

#20,829

rank among US surnames

1,267

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+39.4%

change since 2000 (was #25,524)

Who is named Lando

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

71% of people named Lando identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 7.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 71%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 19%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.7%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Landos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joe Lando
American actor, born 1961

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lando

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

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Lando come from?: Two main origins: * Borrowed from Italian Lando, a patronymic surname from a personal name of Germanic origin. * Borrowed from Hungarian Landó, a pet form of the personal name Lándor.
How common is the surname Lando?: 1,267 people in the United States had the surname Lando in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 243,682 Americans. It ranked 20,829th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lando?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Lando identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lando?: Joe Lando, American actor.
Where is the surname Lando most common?: Wikidata records people named Lando in the United States.
What type of surname is Lando?: Lando is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Lando getting more or less common?: More common. 909 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,267 in 2010, up 39%.
Is Lando also a first name?: Yes. Lando is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.