Landau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Landau family

The surname Landau was first found in Swabia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Landau family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Landau research. Another 160 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1488, 1525, 1620, 1877 and 1938 are included under the topic Early Landau History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Landau Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Landauer, Landaur, Landov, Landow, Landahl and others.

Early Notables of the Landau family

Notables with the surname Landau during this period were

Edmund Landau (1877-1938), who was an outstanding mathematician from Berlin, and discoverer of important mathematical theories

Landau Ranking

In the United States, the name Landau is the 10,607^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Landau migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Landau Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Onesippe Landau, who arrived in New York, NY in 1844 2
Albert Landau, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1851
Elisabeth Landau, aged 26, who landed in New York in 1854 2
Louis Landau, who settled in Philadelphia in 1878
Lubush Landau, who arrived in Arkansas in 1894 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Landau (post 1700) +

William M. Landau (1924-2017), American professor of neurology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Martin Landau (1928-2017), Oscar-winning American film and television actor, perhaps best known for his starring role in "Mission Impossible"
Stephen Gerald Landau (b. 1943), American psychiatrist
Jacob Landau (b. 1917), American prominent artist and professor of Graphic Arts
George Landau (b. 1920), American Ambassador to Paraguay since 1972
Sonia Landau, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 18th District, 1976
Henry Landau, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Kings County 14th District, 1926
Gustave J. Landau, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1930
George Walter Landau (b. 1920), American politician, U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay, 1972-77; Chile, 1977-82; Venezuela, 1982-85
David E. Landau, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1988; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)