From the laundrymans house or land-owner
Derived from the Old French word 'landier', it originally referred to a person who worked as a launderer or lived near a laundry. It also has roots in Germanic elements referring to 'land', often used as a surname for someone who owned or worked a specific territory.
Less common today
Landis isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,567 in 1990.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Inspirational baseball player born without hands or lower legs
First Commissioner of Baseball and federal judge
Character in the film 'The Landis Barker Story' · The Landis Barker Story
