Surname:Land

According to Hanks & Hodges 1998, this is an English surname with topographic origins. One origin comes from Old English and refers to land in the countryside; a second origin comes from Middle English via Old French related to living in a 'forest glade' or, very specifically, living in or near Launde in Leicestershire.

See also Wikpedia "Land (surname)" for a list of "notable" people sharing this surname.