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![Show Contents]() Landman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The ancient roots of the Landman family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Landman comes from when the family lived in the region of Langham in various counties throughout England. 1 "There are places called Langham in cos. Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, and Rutland. The baronet's family originated in the last-mentioned county. In 10. Edward I. Henry de Langham held three carucates of land in Langham, and from him the pedigree is regularly deduced." 2 Early Origins of the Landman familyThe surname Landman was first found in Dorset where Walter de Langham was recorded in the Pipe Rolls fore 1201. Later, William de Langham was recorded in 1327 in the Subsidy Rolls for Leicestershire. 3 The Hundredorum Rolls for 1273 included: William de Langham, Suffolk; Henry de Longeham, Lincolnshire; and Dionis de Langham, Norfolk. 4 Over in Suffolk, Lambert de Langham was found there in the Subsidy Rolls for 1283. 3 Simon Langham (d. 1376), Archbishop of Canterbury, Chancellor of England, and Cardinal; "was born at Langham in Rutland. To judge from the wealth which he seems to have possessed, he was probably a man of good birth. He became a monk at St. Peter's, Westminster, possibly about 1335, but is not mentioned until 1346, when he represented his house in the triennial chapter of the Benedictines held at Northampton. In April 1349 he was made prior of Westminster, and on the death of Abbot Byrcheston on 15 May following succeeded him as abbot." (Nbio) Early History of the Landman familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Landman research. Another 118 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1380, 1381, 1383, 1384, 1401, 1410, 1557, 1575, 1621 and 1647 are included under the topic Early Landman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Landman Spelling VariationsOne relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Landman has appeared include Lanham, Landham, Lavenham, Lavingham and others. Early Notables of the Landman familyNotables of this surname at this time include: Richard Lavenham or Lavyngham (fl. 1380), Carmelite, was "born at Lavenham, Suffolk, and, after becoming a Carmelite friar at Ipswich, studied at Oxford, where he is said to have graduated D.D.; but in the colophon to his tract against John Purvey he is called simply 'magister' (Fasciculi Zizaniorum, p. 399, Rolls Ser.). Lavenham was afterwards prior of the Carmelite house at Bristol. He was confessor to Richard II, and a friend of Simon Sudbury, archbishop of Canterbury. De Villiers, on the authority of a reference in Polydore Vergil (p. 403, ed. 1557) to...
Another 166 words (12 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Landman Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Landman RankingIn the United States, the name Landman is the 16,864th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 6 However, in Netherlands, the name Landman is ranked the 591st most popular surname with an estimated 3,041 people with that name. 7
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At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Landman arrived in North America very early:
Landman Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- John Landman, who arrived in Virginia in 1623 8
Landman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Johannes Landman, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 8
Landman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Isaac Landman, who arrived in Texas in 1850-1906 8
- Max Landman, who landed in Texas in 1850-1906 8
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- Jerry Landman, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1984
- Clarence Landman, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State Senate 3rd District, 1966
- Rynard Jaco "Ligtoring" Landman (b. 1986), South African rugby union footballer
- Landman Teller, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1940
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USS Arizona - Mr. Henry Landman, American Aviation Machinist's Mate Second Class from Michigan, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 9
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- "Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
- 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)
- Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html
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