Aland Family History
Aland Name Meaning
Scandinavian (Åland): topographic name from the Åland Islands in the Gulf of Bothnia. English: topographic name from Middle English atte lande (Old French laund) ‘dweller at the glade or pasture’ or sometimes perhaps ‘dweller at the old cultivated land(s)’ from Old English eald ald ‘old’ + land ‘land’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022