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During that dark period of history known as the Middle Ages, the name of Landes was first used in France. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of hereditary surname in France, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. Many people, such as the Landes family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. However, an occupational name did not become a hereditary surname until the office or type of employment became hereditary. The surname Landes was an occupational name for a grower of lavender. Looking back further, we find the name Landes was originally from the Old English word lavendier, which indicated someone of that profession.

One of the earliest records of the family was Maurice de Londres (died 1166), an Anglo-Norman noble. He was a son of William de Londres (died 1131), who was one of the Twelve Knights of Glamorgan, and his wife Matilda. He founded All Saints' Church, Oystermouth and Ewenny Priory in 1141. The priory of Ewenny contains his tomb.

Early Origins of the Landes family

The surname Landes was first found in Bedfordshire, where Almaric de Landres held lands in Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire in the 13th century. He originated in Burgundy, France with the spelling Landres which is also a commune today in Lorraine. The northern-eastern location of the name in France makes the Norman influence very probable. 1

At about the same time, Ysabelle la Lauendere was listed a census in 1253 and Ralf la Lavendered was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Somerset in 1268. Thomas Launder was listed in Yorkshire in 1331 and later Elyzabeth Lander was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Staffordshire in 1524. 2

Early History of the Landes family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Landes research. Another 77 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1217, 1221, 1260, 1550, 1575, 1659, 1665, 1775 and 1864 are included under the topic Early Landes History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Landes Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Landers, Lander, Landes, Landis, Landor and others.

Early Notables of the Landes family

Notable among the family at this time was Walter Savage Landor (1775-1864), English author of 'Imaginary Conversations' born on 30 Jan. 1775, was the eldest son of Walter Landor, by his second wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Charles Savage. The Landors had been settled for some generations at Rugeley, Staffordshire. Their descendant's fancy ennobled his ancestry, and he believed, gratuitously as it seems, that one of his mother's ancestors was Arnold Savage, speaker of the House of Commons in the reign of Henry VII. The elder Landor was a physician, but after coming to his inheritance...
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Landes Ranking

In the United States, the name Landes is the 6,959^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 3 However, in France, the name Landes is ranked the 4,297^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 4

Migration of the Landes family to Ireland

Some of the Landes family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Landes migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Landes Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Felix Landes was the first bearer of that variation to arrive, he settled in America in 1709
Christian Landes, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1736 5
Jacob Landes, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1743 5
Jacob, Landes Jr., who landed in Pennsylvania in 1743 5
Samuel Landes, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1743 5
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Landes Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Fco Landes, aged 39, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1836 5

Landes migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Landes Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

John Landes was a planter in Bonavista, Newfoundland in 1790

Landes Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Mary Landes, who settled in St. John's, Newfoundland in 1804 6

Contemporary Notables of the name Landes (post 1700) +

Stanley Albert Landes (1923-1994), American professional National League Baseball umpire who umpired 2,872 games including three World Series
Bertha Knight Landes (1868-1943), American politician, the first female mayor of a major American city, Mayor of Seattle (1926 to 1928)
William M. Landes (b. 1939), American economist
Ruth Landes (1908-1991), American cultural anthropologist
Dawn Landes (b. 1980), American singer-songwriter and musician from Louisville, Kentucky
Michael Christopher Landes (b. 1972), American actor, best known for his role as Jimmy Olsen in the first season of Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
David Saul Landes (b. 1924), American professor emeritus of economics at Harvard University and retired professor of history at George Washington University
Joseph I. Landes, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1884
Irwin J. Landes, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly, 1971-77 (18th District 1971-72, 16th District 1973-77)
Carl K. Landes, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Florida 5th District, 1950
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Citations +

The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0