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Van Landingham Surname Meaning

Americanized form of Flemish Van Landeghem: habitational name for someone from Landegem near Ghent in Flanders.

Compare Landingham, Laningham, Vallandingham and Van Laningham.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Van Landingham families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Van Landingham family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. The most Van Landingham families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 36 Van Landingham families living in Kentucky. This was about 25% of all the recorded Van Landingham's in USA. Kentucky had the highest population of Van Landingham families in 1880.
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Passenger Lists

There are 257 immigration records available for the last name Van Landingham. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 500 military records available for the last name Van Landingham. For the veterans among your Van Landingham ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Average Van Landingham life expectancy in 2002 was 77 years. This was higher than the general public life expectancy which was 74.

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