Explore the Family Name Landrau

The meaning of Landrau

French: variant of Landreau, from the personal name Andreau, a pet form of Andre, with fused definite article l’. This surname is most common in Puerto Rico.

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

Based on the data retrieved from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Landrau" has significantly increased over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked 72,237th most common in the United States, but by 2010, it had risen to the 60,045th position. This represents an improvement of 16.88%. Additionally, the number of people carrying this surname increased by 33.86% during the same period, from 251 individuals in 2000 to 336 in 2010. As a result, the proportion of people with the name Landrau per 100,000 people also grew by 22.22%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#72,237	#60,045	16.88%
Count	251	336	33.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.11	22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Landrau

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Landrau, as per the information from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of people with this last name identify as Hispanic. Both in 2000 and 2010, the Hispanic representation was remarkably high at 88.45% and 88.99% respectively, showing a slight increase of 0.61%. Meanwhile, those identifying as White formed 7.97% of the population in 2000 which rose to 8.33% in 2010, marking a change of 4.52%. The Black community saw a decrease from 1.99% to 1.79%, representing a decline of 10.05%. There were no recorded instances of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native communities, and individuals identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	88.45%	88.99%	0.61%
White	7.97%	8.33%	4.52%
Black	1.99%	1.79%	-10.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%