Explore the Family Name Landess

The meaning of Landess

Americanized form of German Landis.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Landess in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Landess has decreased over time. In 2000, Landess was ranked as the 29,296th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 32,123rd position, a decrease of approximately 9.65%. Similarly, the count of people with this surname also declined from 761 in 2000 to 718 in 2010, marking a 5.65% decrease. The proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people also dwindled from 0.28 in 2000 to 0.24 in 2010, a reduction of 14.29%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,296	#32,123	-9.65%
Count	761	718	-5.65%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.24	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Landess

When it comes to ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Landess identify as White. In 2000, this group accounted for 95.93% of the Landess population, and although this percentage slightly dipped to 94.71% in 2010, it still represents a significant portion of the total. Other notable changes include an increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races, which rose from 2.10% in 2000 to 2.51% in 2010, and those identifying as Hispanic, which increased from 1.18% to 1.39% within the same timeframe. Interestingly, there were no individuals with the Landess surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, however, the percentage of those identifying as Black increased from 0 in 2000 to 0.84% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.93%	94.71%	-1.27%
Two or More Races	2.1%	2.51%	19.52%
Hispanic	1.18%	1.39%	17.8%
Black	0%	0.84%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%