Landers Coat of Arms, Family Crest and Landers Family History

Landers Family History

The family history of the ancient name Landers was found in the irishsurnames.com archives.

Surnames developed a wide number of variants over the centuries. Many different spelling variations of the same name can be traced back to a single original root. Also, when a bearer of a name emigrated from Ireland it was not uncommon that their original name would be incorrectly transcribed in the record books upon arrival at their new location. Some names have dozens of spelling variations. Some Surnames were also altered over the years based on how they sounded phonetically, by their sound, and depending on the prevailing political conditions it may have been advantageous to change a name from one language to another. This was especially so in Ireland where most Gaelic names were 'anglicized' at some stage.

Variants of the name Landers include Lander, Landre, Landres, Lardner, Larnder, Landry, Londra and many others. This name is derived from the Norman 'de Londres' and 'de Londras' names and is often of English origin where it was an occupational name describing a person who was engaged in the maintenance of laundry, linen and furnishings, often in a noble-house or perhaps a Monastery or Clerical house. An early record of the name refers to a Ywon Le Lardaner in the 'Pipe Rolls' of Gloucestershire in the year 1289. A John Lardner was recorded as having married Hannah Moore in London in the year 1693.

Names were recorded in these ancient documents to make it easier for their overlords to collect taxes and to keep records of the population at any given time. When the overlords acquired land by either force or gifts from their rulers, they created charters of ownership for themselves and their vassals. It was by the method of creating and updating these old reference books that they were able to maintain their authority and enforce laws.

In Ireland the name Landers is most associated with Munster Province where Glanders is an occasional variant. The Landers family crest (or coat of arms) came into existence many centuries ago. The process of creating these coats of arms began as early as the eleventh century although a form of Proto-Heraldry may have existed in some countries prior to this, including Ireland. The new more formalized art of Heraldry made it possible for families and even individual family members to have their very own family crest, coat of arms, including Landers descendants.