Given name & surname
Landis
“one who owns land”
Landis is a variant of Lander. One English interpretation is “one who owns land.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Landis is a variant of Lander. One English interpretation is “one who owns land.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Landis is a variant of Lander. An origin associated with Lander is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1907. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Landis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,560
- 2,299 boys · 261 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 44 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,463 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −38%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,463 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 38.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 39 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,820 as a first name in 2020; 18,001 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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