The Landis surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 18,826 people carried this name — #1,912 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 15,700 people counted. That is up 2% from 18,388 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

408 people named Landis live in Switzerland.

They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 197
Aargau 56
Ticino 28
Zug 23
St. Gallen 20
Bern 13
Thurgau 11
Vaud 10

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 France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 32 people named Landis.

5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 5
Bas-Rhin 17
Haut-Rhin 3
Marne 2
Moselle 2
Finistère 1
Manche 1
Var 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Landis in American newspapers,
1907–1921.

Newspaper page from The Havre Herald carrying the name Landis
The Havre Herald 1907-08-16
Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Landis
Great Falls Tribune 1921-02-22
Newspaper page from The Grenada Sentinel carrying the name Landis
The Grenada Sentinel 1907-07-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 176,449 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Landis in Australian newspapers,
1860s–2000s.

1,812 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Landis. The most, 824, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 901
Queensland 315
South Australia 175
Victoria 173
Western Australia 143
Tasmania 48
ACT (Canberra) 41
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Landis.

Who carried it

People named Landis,
with a public archive behind them.

  • A. L. Landis
    A. L. Landis 1823–1896 · businessperson
  • Simon Mohler Landis
    Simon Mohler Landis 1829–1902 · writer
  • Charles K. Landis
    Charles K. Landis 1833–1900 · businessperson
  • Hans Landis 1543–1614 · teacher
  • Hans Landis 1544–1614 · teacher
  • Leonz Landis 1813–1878

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Landis,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,087 records

1,087 records of the Landis name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 626
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 222
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 108
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 51
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 35
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 27
  • Sacramento County historic burials 14
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Russell K. Landis

    Born 1922 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1943 at Allentown; payroll clerk. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at White Chapel Gardens, Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ida Landis

    Arrived at New York in 1906 aboard the Moltke from Genoa and Naples, aged 19; laborer. From San Gennaro, Napoli, Italy; bound for Chicago.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Duane Gerald Landis

    Born 1948; from Decatur, Indiana. U.S. Navy, hospital corpsman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,087 records for Landis in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Switzerland555 records

555 records of the Landis name in Switzerland
  • Zürich marriage records, 16th–18th centuries 546
  • Members of the Zürich cantonal parliament since 1803 9
  1. Zürich town hall on the Limmat, seat of the cantonal parliament, in 1891
    Pictured: Zürich town hall, 1891
    Public office Hans Landis

    Born 1904; farmer. Member of the Zürich cantonal parliament.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich / Statistisches Amt des Kantons Zürich (open use)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Elisabeth Landis

    Married in 1784 in Ottenbach, canton of Zürich; of Uerzlikon.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)
  3. Zürich town hall on the Limmat, seat of the cantonal parliament, in 1891
    Pictured: Zürich town hall, 1891
    Public office Eduard Landis

    Born 1856; merchant. Member of the Zürich cantonal parliament; died 1941.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich / Statistisches Amt des Kantons Zürich (open use)

Showing 3 of 555 records for Landis in Switzerland.

Counts: Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0) · Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich / Statistisches Amt des Kantons Zürich (open use). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Zürich town hall, 1891, Zentralbibliothek Zürich (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

France8 records

8 records of the Landis name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Georges Landis

    Born 1908 in Sélestat (Bas-Rhin); died 1974 in Toulon (Var).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jeanne Landis

    Born 1911 in Sélestat; died 1996 in Sélestat (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marcel Joseph Victor Landis

    Born 1930 in Sélestat (Bas-Rhin); died 1982 in Colmar (Haut-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Landis in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Landis name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Roy Michael Landis

    Died 1995, aged 86; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Agnes Landis

    Died 1956 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Arthur Landis

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 5 records for Landis in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Germany4 records

4 records of the Landis name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Robert Landis

    From Schopfheim. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 7 January 1915 (Field Artillery Regiment No. 66).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Johann Landis

    From Wehrhalden. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 26 March 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Landis in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Australia2 records

2 records of the Landis name in Australia Queensland State Archives indexes
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Albert Landis

    Arrived in Queensland in 1877 aboard the Fritz Reuter, aged 23.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Heinrich Landis

    Arrived in Queensland in 1871 aboard the John Bertram, aged 38.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Landis name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 1
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Jacop Landis

    Buried in 1791 in Oudewater.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Gertrud Landis

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born 1911 in Hirzel.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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