Landau Family History
Landau Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from either of
two places called Landau, in the Palatinate and in Alsace, named with
Old High German lant ‘land’, ‘territory’ + auwa ‘damp
valley’. According to family history, the Jewish surname originated
from the Palatinate.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
47,854
Historical Documents & Family Trees with Landau
Name Distribution of Landau Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Landau families
 29 - 56  10 - 28 |
 1 - 9  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Landau families
|
2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Landau last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Landau census records
You can see how Landau families moved over time by selecting different Census years.
Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, occupation and value of personal estate.
View all Landau census records
>
Landau Family Origin
Landau Immigration Information
Click on a circle in the chart to view Landau immigration records
You can find out when most of the Landau families immigrated
to the United States.
You can focus your search to immigration records dating from that era.
Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival and destination.
View all Landau immigration records >
from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Landau
Click on a circle in the chart to view Landau birth and death records
An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
your family.
The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates,
death dates, addresses and more.
View all Landau ancestors in the SSDI >
from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Landau Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Landau census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Landau ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
View all Landau census records >
Landau Civil War Service Records
Message Board about Landau
34 Threads, 53
Messages
Browse message boards to get helpful hints from other people researching the name
Landau.
Threads: 34 - Messages: 53
Start a FREE Landau family tree
It only takes a few minutes. Search for your ancestors and discover your family
history.
About Ancestry.com
The world's largest family history resource
- Explore over 7 billion genealogical records
- Search 26 million family trees
- Create your FREE family tree
- Follow leaf Hints to follow more ancestors
×