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    The surname Landy

    A surname, carried by 2,474 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex L530

    Landy: #12,525 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Landy #12,525, 2,474 people Landy: #12,525 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Landy #12,525, 2,474 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Landy is more common than 92.3% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,474 people named Landy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 124,796 Americans. That is up 5.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,347.

    #12,525
    rank among US surnames
    2,474
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.4%
    change since 2000 (was #12,168)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,519Ratzlaff2,476124,695
    #12,520Dampier2,475124,746
    #12,525Mendivil2,474124,796
    #12,531Pompey2,473124,847

    Who is named Landy

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

    75% of people named Landy identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 7.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 75%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 15%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.1%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Landys

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • John Landy
      Australian athlete (1930–2022)
    • Derek Landy
      Author, screenwriter, born 1974

    Notable Landys come mostly from Australia (1) and Ireland (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Landy

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

    Questions

    How common is the surname Landy?
    2,474 people in the United States had the surname Landy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 124,796 Americans. It ranked 12,525th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Landy?
    In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Landy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Landy?
    John Landy, Australian athlete (1930–2022), followed by Derek Landy.
    Where is the surname Landy most common?
    Wikidata records people named Landy in Australia and Ireland.
    Is the surname Landy getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,347 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,474 in 2010, up 5.4%.