Land Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Land Name Meaning: A topographic name from old English land 'land','territory'.

This name during the Middle Ages was used to denote the countryside rather than a town or estate. A name perhaps given to someone who lived in a forest glade.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Land Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Land family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 393
Agricultural Labourer 98
Labourer 40
Dress Maker 35
Domestic Servant 30
Servant 19
Laundress 17
Annuitant 16
General Servant 15
Coal Miner 12
Carpenter 11
Farm Labourer 10
Cotton Weaver 10
Joiner 9
Woollen Weaver 9
Dressmaker 9
Wife Of Above 8
Farm Servant 8
Mechanic 8
Nurse 8
House Keeper 8
Plumber 7
General Servant Domestic 7
Miner Of Coal 7
Charwoman 6

Land Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Land 100% 22,061
2 Lund 75% 20,509
3 Eland 80% 2,981
4 Lind 75% 1,685
5 Lundie 50% 1,100
6 Ealand 67% 1,039
7 Lound 60% 975
8 Lond 75% 815
9 Aland 80% 538
10 Lindo 60% 483
11 Oland 80% 249
12 Loind 60% 202
13 Lande 80% 200
14 Ailand 67% 194
15 Lend 75% 142
16 Leaneed 57% 139
17 Linde 60% 102

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The surname Land is the most popular version of all its varients

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