Last name: LANDIS
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LANDIS : This last name is indexed 61,137 times on Geneanet!Origin of last name
LANDIS : 1: Swiss German and South German: nickname for a highwayman or for someone who lays waste to the land Middle High German landoese. The surname of Swiss German origin is also found in France (Alsace) where it is rare. Compare Landes and Lantis.2: Americanized form of German Landers 3. Alternatively an altered form of Landers 4. Compare Landess.
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