Land Name Meaning: A topographic name from old English land 'land','territory'.
This name during the Middle Ages was used to denote the countryside rather than a town or estate. A name perhaps given to someone who lived in a forest glade.
Discover how your Land ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 9 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 3 |
| Cheshire | 16 |
| Cornwall | 16 |
| Cumberland | 6 |
| Derbyshire | 128 |
| Devon | 163 |
| Dorset | 31 |
| Durham | 21 |
| Essex | 51 |
| Gloucestershire | 39 |
| Hampshire | 8 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 10 |
| Lancashire | 155 |
| Leicestershire | 9 |
| Lincolnshire | 59 |
| London | 207 |
| Middlesex | 20 |
| Northumberland | 3 |
| Norfolk | 405 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 |
| Nottinghamshire | 11 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 64 |
| Somerset | 23 |
| Surrey | 13 |
| Sussex | 8 |
| Staffordshire | 28 |
| Warwickshire | 34 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 24 |
| Worcestershire | 4 |
| Yorkshire | 412 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 6 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Female Servant | 87 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 72 |
| Labourer | 33 |
| Independent | 32 |
| Ag Labourer | 32 |
| Farmer | 31 |
| Male Servant | 29 |
| Weaver | 19 |
| Shoe Maker | 18 |
| Carpenter | 11 |
| Cotton Weaver | 10 |
| Ag Lab | 9 |
| Clothier | 9 |
| Twine Spinner | 8 |
| Baker | 7 |
| Tailor | 7 |
| Joiner | 6 |
| Collier | 6 |
| Sawyer | 6 |
| Apprentice | 6 |
| Servant | 6 |
| Gardener | 6 |
| Coal Miner Miner Miner | 6 |
| Shoemaker | 5 |
| Blacksmith | 4 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Land | 1,550 |
| Mary Land | 1,398 |
| John Land | 1,324 |
| Elizabeth Land | 974 |
| George Land | 759 |
| Sarah Land | 728 |
| Thomas Land | 718 |
| James Land | 654 |
| Ann Land | 467 |
| Henry Land | 385 |
| Robert Land | 367 |
| Joseph Land | 357 |
| Charles Land | 351 |
| Eliza Land | 347 |
| Emma Land | 344 |
| Alice Land | 334 |
| Jane Land | 333 |
| Annie Land | 299 |
| Hannah Land | 290 |
| Edward Land | 278 |
| Ellen Land | 243 |
| Frederick Land | 229 |
| Samuel Land | 226 |
| Maria Land | 210 |
| Martha Land | 206 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Land | 100% | 22,061 |
| 2 | Lund | 75% | 20,509 |
| 3 | Eland | 80% | 2,981 |
| 4 | Lind | 75% | 1,685 |
| 5 | Lundie | 50% | 1,100 |
| 6 | Ealand | 67% | 1,039 |
| 7 | Lound | 60% | 975 |
| 8 | Lond | 75% | 815 |
| 9 | Aland | 80% | 538 |
| 10 | Lindo | 60% | 483 |
| 11 | Oland | 80% | 249 |
| 12 | Loind | 60% | 202 |
| 13 | Lande | 80% | 200 |
| 14 | Ailand | 67% | 194 |
| 15 | Lend | 75% | 142 |
| 16 | Leaneed | 57% | 139 |
| 17 | Linde | 60% | 102 |
The surname Land is the most popular version of all its varients