Explore the Family Name Landy

The meaning of Landy

1. Irish: altered form of French Lalande. 2. English: variant of Landay. 3. French: habitational name from any of the places called (Le) Landy. 4. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Landau.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Landy has seen slight changes from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 12,168th most popular surname in the United States and slightly decreased in popularity to 12,525 in 2010 - a drop of approximately 2.93%. However, the count of people with this surname actually increased by about 5.41% over the same period, going from 2,347 to 2,474. The proportion per 100,000 people also declined marginally, falling by 3.45%, from 0.87 to 0.84.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,168	#12,525	-2.93%
Count	2,347	2,474	5.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.87	0.84	-3.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Landy

With respect to ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some notable shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Landy surname between 2000 and 2010. Notably, there is a marked increase in the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders and Hispanics carrying the Landy surname, rising by approximately 89.36% and 66.90% respectively. Furthermore, the number of people identifying as two or more races and American Indian/Alaskan Native saw moderate increases of 40.19% and 32.81%. In contrast, the percentage of Whites and Blacks with the Landy surname saw minor decreases of approximately 4.47% and 2.76% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	78.36%	74.86%	-4.47%
Black	15.21%	14.79%	-2.76%
Hispanic	4.26%	7.11%	66.9%
Two or More Races	1.07%	1.5%	40.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.47%	0.89%	89.36%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.64%	0.85%	32.81%