The Landau surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,582 people carried this name — #6,137 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 52,900 people counted. That is up 19% from 4,675 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Landau surname
A chiefly Jewish surname transferred from the place name.
From the common West Germanic element *land (“land, territory”) and *auwju (“floodplain”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Landau» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 230 people named Landau.
55 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 35 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 135 people named Landau live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 84 people named Landau live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
58 people named Landau live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
27 people named Landau have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 122 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
26 people named Landau is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Landau in American newspapers,
1794–1902.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 70,691 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Landau,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ulrich Kaegerl d. 1505
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Adam Landau d. 1573 · physician
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Alexander Landau d. 1856 · rabbi
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Jakob Landau d. 1777 · rabbi
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Josef Landau d. 1752 · rabbi
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Moses Landau d. 1561 · rabbi
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Landau.
- Lancelin 149 · U.S. census
- Lancelot 157 · U.S. census
- Lancia 565 · U.S. census
- Lancon 637 · U.S. census
- Landa 8,267 · U.S. census
- Landas 221 · U.S. census
- Landauer 535 · U.S. census
- Lande 1,156 · U.S. census
- Landel 146 · U.S. census
- Landes 4,404 · U.S. census
- Landez 169 · U.S. census
- Landfried 364 · U.S. census
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