Lander - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Lander \l(a)-nder, lan-der\ is of Middle English origin. Occupational name: possibly "laundryman" or "landowner". Also possibly derived from German meaning "picket fence", or from an expression describing a person from a rural area, or from a German/Jewish name for the people of Landau, a city in Germany. Lander, Wyoming was named for explorer and Civil War general Frederick W. Lander.

Lander has 6 variant forms: Land, Landers, Landis, Landiss, Landor and Landry.

Baby names that sound like Lander are Leander, Liander and Linder.

Lander is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Lander. Click here to compare Lander with related baby names.