Explore the Family Name Landherr

The meaning of Landherr

German: 1. from the personal name Lanthar, from land ‘land’ + hari ‘army’. 2. status name from Middle High German lantherre (lant ‘land’ + herre ‘lord’), denoting an overlord, i.e. someone who could distribute land. Some characteristic forenames: German Erna, Klaus, Kurt.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Landherr has seen some fluctuations in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 60,083rd most common surname in the country, but by 2010, it had slipped slightly to the 62,359th position, marking a decrease in popularity of approximately 3.79%. However, even with this drop in rank, the actual number of people with the Landherr surname increased from 314 in 2000 to 321 in 2010, indicating a growth rate of 2.23%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,083	#62,359	-3.79%
Count	314	321	2.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Landherr

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the Landherr surname, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, we find that the vast majority of individuals with this surname identify as White. In 2000, roughly 98.41% of Landherrs identified as White, but by 2010, this proportion had slightly decreased to 95.95%, signifying a change of about -2.50%. Interestingly, in 2010, there were also a small percentage (2.18%) of Landherrs who identified as Hispanic, which was not the case in 2000. The census data does not indicate any individuals with the Landherr surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian, Alaskan Native, or of two or more races within these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.41%	95.95%	-2.5%
Hispanic	0%	2.18%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%