How common is the surname Landon?

9,211 people in the United States had the surname Landon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,519 Americans. It ranked 3,844th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Landon?

Michael Landon, American actor and filmmaker (1936–1991), followed by Alf Landon.

Where is the surname Landon most common?

Wikidata records people named Landon in the United States.

How do you pronounce Landon?

Landon is /ˈlændən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Landon getting more or less common?

More common. 8,560 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,211 in 2010, up 7.6%.

Is Landon also a first name?

Yes. Landon 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 Landon

An English place surname, carried by 9,211 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈlændən/ 2 syllables Soundex L535 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). Landon is more common than 97.6% of them.

Origin

English origin

Place names in England, from Old English lang (“long”) + dūn (“hill”).

Landon is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,211 people named Landon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,519 Americans. That is up 7.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,560.

#3,844

rank among US surnames

9,211

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+7.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,806)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,835	Tu	9,230	33,450
#3,837	Galicia	9,229	33,454
#3,838	Javier	9,226	33,465
#3,839	Demers	9,225	33,468
#3,840	Biddle	9,219	33,490
#3,841	Brill	9,215	33,505
#3,843	Shay	9,212	33,516

Who is named Landon

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

87% of people named Landon identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Landons

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Landon
American actor and filmmaker (1936–1991)
Alf Landon
American politician (1887–1987)
Richmond Landon
Athletics competitor (1898-1971)
Christopher Landon
American filmmaker, born 1975
Jennifer Landon
American actress, born 1983
Margaret Landon
American writer, missionary (1903–1993)
Laurene Landon
American actress, born 1953
Michael Landon Jr.
American actor and director, born 1964
Leslie Landon
American actress, born 1962

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Landon

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

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Landon come from?: Place names in England, from Old English lang (“long”) + dūn (“hill”).
How common is the surname Landon?: 9,211 people in the United States had the surname Landon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,519 Americans. It ranked 3,844th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Landon?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Landon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Landon?: Michael Landon, American actor and filmmaker (1936–1991), followed by Alf Landon.
Where is the surname Landon most common?: Wikidata records people named Landon in the United States.
How do you pronounce Landon?: Landon is /ˈlændən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Landon?: Landon is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Landon getting more or less common?: More common. 8,560 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,211 in 2010, up 7.6%.
Is Landon also a first name?: Yes. Landon 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.