Frequency: (251)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. German (Rhineland): from a Germanic personal name, Landher, composed of the elements land ‘land’ + her ‘army’.
2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): unexplained.
GIVEN NAMES: Jewish 4%. Hymen (2), Menahem (2), Polina.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
