Landreth
A surname most likely built from a place-name, probably meaning someone from a patch of open land or a settlement by a clearing.
The #7,298 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 67,589 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Landreth is most likely an English locational surname, formed from the common word land plus a second element that probably reflects an old place-name ending or dialect form now obscured. In surname use, it would originally have identified someone who came from a place called Landreth or from a similarly named locality. The exact root is not certain, but the sense is broadly tied to land, fields, or an open cultivated area.
History
The name is found chiefly in English-speaking countries, especially the United States, where it likely arrived through British immigration. Because the original place-name is obscure, later bearers often inherited the surname without any obvious connection to a surviving location. It is uncommon enough that spellings have remained relatively stable.
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Fun fact
Landreth is uncommon enough that many bearers today are likely descended from a relatively small number of early family lines.