Find out how popular the last name Landez is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Landez.

Landez, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Landez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Landez in America

Landez is the 105600th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Landez surname appeared 169 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Landez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Landez to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Landez

The surname Landez originated in the Basque region of northern Spain and southern France, likely in the 8th or 9th century. It is derived from the Basque words "landa" meaning field and "ez" meaning not, suggesting the name may have referred to someone who did not come from a farming or agricultural background.

Early spelling variations of the name included Landetz, Landais, Landesse, and Landa. The first recorded instance of the Landez surname appears in a medieval document from the village of Lapurdi in the Basque region, dated around 1275. This document mentions a landowner named Petri Landez.

In the 14th century, a nobleman named Juan Landez served as a knight in the court of King Alfonso XI of Castile. Historical records from this period show that Juan Landez was granted lands and titles for his military service.

The Landez surname is also found in the Cartulary of the Monastery of Saint-Sever, a medieval manuscript dating back to the 11th century. This document lists several individuals with the Landez name who made donations or had dealings with the monastery.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Landez surname was Miguel Landez, a Basque explorer born in the village of Renteria in 1490. He is believed to have accompanied Juan Ponce de León on his expeditions to Florida and the Bahamas in the early 16th century.

In the 17th century, a prominent figure with the Landez surname was Maria Landez, a nun and writer born in San Sebastian in 1623. She authored several religious texts and her writings were widely read in Spain and across Europe during her lifetime.

The Landez name has also been associated with various place names in the Basque region, such as Landezuria, a small village near Bilbao, and Landaberri, a neighborhood in San Sebastian. These place names likely derived from the same Basque roots as the surname itself.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Landez

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Landez.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Landez was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Landez has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Landez was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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