The leander Surname

leander Name Meaning and History

German, Dutch, Danish, and Swedish: humanistic form of Volkmann, a graecized form based on the Greek personal name Leandros (see Leandro).

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The leander name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the leander family name as far back in history as possible.

leander Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of leander Families in the US in 1920

Number of leander families

15-28

6-14

1-5

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Thread	Author	Replies
William Leander	tiriba	0
LEANDER, Manuel	CCayemberg	0
LEANDER WIINAMAKI	DAVIDTHOMAS100	0
LEANDER female married to MOORE or LAND male	Nancy	7
Erik Olof Lyckander/Leander?	knorden1	0
Commons Family	WandaCommons55	1
Leander information	Laura Leander	0
Richard Leander Peyton born KY 1833	Larry Fischer	0
Leander family of Corona, NY, 1940s	steve lamb	0
Looking for parents of Louis (Lewis) Leander	Michelle Adams	0

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