Origin
Lang : 1: Scottish English German Dutch Danish and Jewish (Ashkenazic); Swedish (also Lång): nickname for a tall person from Older Scots Middle English Middle High German Middle Dutch and Danish lang ‘long’ Swedish lång. The surname of (Middle High) German origin is also found in France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine) Czechia Hungary Poland Slovakia Croatia and Slovenia.2: Hungarian (Láng): from láng ‘flame’ hence probably a nickname for a passionate person or a man with a fighting spirit. Alternatively it may be an indirect occupational name for a smith or someone who worked with fire. This surname is also found in Slovenia where it is spelled Lang and in Slovakia where it is spelled in both ways.3: Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 郎 an ancient term to refer to one's lover or son: (i) from the placename Lang (郎) the name of a city the living place of Fei Bo the grandson of the Duke Yi of Lu (ruler of the state of Lu reigned 815–807 BC). Some of his descendants later changed their original surname Fei to Lang (郎). (ii) borne by some families from the state of the South Huns (48–216 AD located in northern China).4: Chinese: Cantonese form of the surname 冷 see Leng 4.5: Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 梁 see Liang 1.6: Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 藍 see Lan 1.7: Vietnamese (Lăng): from the Chinese surname 凌 see Ling 4.8: Vietnamese: from the Chinese surname 郎 see 3 above.
Furlong : 1: English and Irish: from Middle English furlang furlong ‘furlong’ (Old English furlang from furh ‘furrow’ + lang ‘long’) the technical term for the block of strips owned by several different persons which formed the unit of cultivation in the medieval open-field system of farming though it could also denote ‘race course’ particularly for foot races. Or a habitational name from a minor place called with this word such as Furlong in Devon or Shropshire. The surname is now chiefly found in Ireland where a family of this name settled at the end of the 13th century.2: Altered form of French Ferland.
Lamport : 1: English: variant of Lambert.2: English: variant of Lambard; see Lampert.3: English: perhaps occasionally a habitational name from any of several places called ‘long market’ (Old English lang + port) such as Langport in Somerset Lamport in Northamptonshire and Lamport in Stowe (Buckinghamshire).
Lanchester : from Lanchester (Durham) which is recorded as Langescestre about 1150. The place-name derives from Old English lang ‘long’ (perhaps a modification of the initial part of the Romano-British name of the fort here Longovicium) + ceaster ‘city Roman fortification’.
Langberg : 1: German: topographic name for someone living by a long mountain from Middle High German lang ‘long’ + berc ‘mountain hill’.2: Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name meaning ‘long mountain’ (see 1 above).3: Swedish (Långberg): ornamental name composed of the elements lång ‘long’ (possibly from a placename such as Långsele) + berg ‘mountain hill’.
Langbridge : either topographic from Middle English lang long + brigge ‘long bridge’ (Old English lang + brycg) or toponymic from a place so called.
Langdale : 1: English: habitational name from Langdale in Cumbria or one of two places in North Yorkshire: Langdale in Wykeham or Langdale End in Hackness. The placename means ‘long valley’ from the Old English lang + dæl or Old Norse langr + dalr.2: Possibly an Americanized form of Norwegian Langdal Langdalen Langdahl habitational names from any of numerous farmsteads named Langdal(en) having the same etymology as 1 above.
Langdon : English: habitational name from any of various places for example in Devon Dorset Essex Kent and Warwickshire so named from Old English lang long ‘long’ + dūn ‘hill’. See also Longden.
Langeland : Norwegian: habitational name from any of about 25 farmsteads most in western Norway named from lang ‘long’ + land ‘(piece of) land farmstead’.
Langenbach : German: habitational name from any of several places so named from Old High German lang + dative ending -en + bah ‘stream’.
Langenberg : German Dutch and Flemish: habitational name from any of various places in Germany and one in the province of Antwerp so named from Old High German lang ‘long’ + dative ending en + berg ‘mountain hill’.
Langendorf : German: habitational name from any of several places so called from Old High German lang ‘long’ + dative ending en + dorf ‘village’.
Langenfeld : German: habitational name from any of several places so called from Old High German lang ‘long’ + the dative ending -en + feld ‘open country field’ or a topographic name based on the same elements for the owner of a long piece of land.
Langerud : Norwegian: habitational name from a farm named with lang ‘long’ + rud ‘clearing’.
Langfeldt : German and Danish: habitational name from any of several places so called from Old High German lang ‘long’ + feld ‘open country field’ or a topographic name based on the same elements for the owner of a long piece of land. Compare Longfield.
Langford : English: habitational name from any of several places called with Old English lang ‘long’ + ford ‘ford’ such as Langford (Bedfordshire Nottinghamshire Essex Norfolk).
Langguth : German:: 1: habitational name from any of the places in Württemberg and East Prussia.2: nickname for a slow but dependable person from Middle High German lang ‘long’ + guot ‘good’.
Langham : English: habitational name from Langham (Dorset Norfolk Rutland Lincolnshire and Suffolk) or Longham (Norfolk). The Dorset and Rutland placenames probably derive from Old English lang ‘long’ + hamm ‘water meadow’. The Suffolk placename and Langham in Norfolk derive from Old English lang + hām ‘village homestead’. The Lincolnshire placename derives from Old English lang or Old Norse langr ‘long’ + Old Norse holmr ‘island’. Longham in Norfolk derives from an Old English personal name Lāwa + the Old English groupname suffix -ingas (genitive -inga-) + hām.
Langhorne : English:: 1: apparently from Middle English lang ‘long’ + horn ‘horn’ later modified to Standard English Longhorn. Perhaps the nickname alluded to a long fingernail or toenail one of the senses of horn in Middle English.2: (northern): habitational name from Longthorn Hill in Soulby (Westmorland) possibly named with Old English lang ‘long’ + horn ‘projecting piece of land’ although the earliest record of this place (Longhorne-crooke 1693) is very late; it may have been so called after the English surname (see 1 above).
Langland : 1: English: topographic name from Old English lang long ‘long’ + land ‘land’ ‘territory’.2: Scottish: habitational name from Langlands in Guthrie (Angus).3: Norwegian: variant of Langeland.
Langler : from Langaller in Bovey Tracey (Devon) which is recorded as Longhalre in 1286 and Langealler in 1475. The place-name derives from Old English lang ‘long tall high’ + alor ‘alder’.
Langley : 1: English: habitational name from any of numerous places called Langley or Longley (in Kent Sussex Hertfordshire Norfolk Somerset Shrops Lancashire Durham and many other counties) themselves from Old English lang ‘long’ + lēah ‘wood glade clearing’.2: English: from the Middle English female personal name Langlif (Old Norse Langlíf ‘long’ + ‘life’ or ‘body’).3: Americanized form of French Langlais.
Langlie : Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads named Langli from lang ‘long’ + li ‘hillside’.
Langmaid : English: habitational name from Langmead in Sampford Courtenay (Devon). The placename derives from Old English lang ‘long’ + mǣd ‘meadow’.
Langmead : English (Devon): habitational name from Langmead in Sampford Courtenay. The placename derives from Old English lang ‘long’ + mǣd ‘meadow’.
Langness : Norwegian: rare variant and an Americanized form of Langnes a habitational name from any of several farmsteads named Langnes from lang ‘long’ + nes ‘headland point’.
Lango : 1: Norwegian (Langø): older form of Langøy a habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named from lang ‘long’ + øy ‘island’.2: Hispanic (mainly Mexico): possibly an altered form of Spanish Langa with the male suffix -o for matching with the sex of the bearer of the surname.3: East African (mainly Kenya): unexplained.
Langolf : German and Alsatian: from the ancient Germanic personal name Langwulf composed of the elements lang ‘long’ + wulf ‘wolf’.
Langrick : 1: from Long Drax in Drax (WR Yorks) which is recorded as Langrak in 1208 and Lang(e)rick in the 16th century. The place-name derives from Old English lang ‘long’ + racu ‘stream bed of a stream’. 2: perhaps occasionally from Langrick near Boston (Lincs) which is recorded as Langrake in 1260. The place-name has the same etymology as the WR Yorks place-name mentioned under sense (1).
Langridge : 1: English: habitational name from Langridge in West Hoathly (Sussex) and perhaps also from Longridge (Lancashire) Langridge (Somerset) or other places so named with Old English lang ‘long’ + hrycg ‘ridge’.2: Probably also an Americanized form of German Lengerich.
Langrish : from Langrish in East Meon (Hants) which is recorded as Langerishe in 1236. The place-name derives from Old English lang ‘long’ + risc ‘rush rush bed’.
Langseth : Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads named Langset from lang ‘long’ + set ‘farmstead dwelling’.
Langson : see Langston. This name has been altered by folk etymology as if from Middle English lang son ‘tall son’.
Langstaff : English (mainly northeastern): nickname from Middle English lang ‘long’ + staf ‘staff’ perhaps a nickname for a bailiff or other officer of the law. Compare Longstaff.
Langston : English (mainly West Midlands): habitational name from any of various places for example Langstone in Devon and Hampshire named with Old English lang ‘long tall’ + stān ‘stone’ i.e. a menhir.
Langstroth : from Langstrothdale in Buckden (WR Yorks) which is recorded as Langestrot in 1223. The place-name derives from Old English lang ‘long’ + strōd ‘marshy land overgrown with brushwood’.
Langton : English: habitational name from one or more of the many places called with Old English lang ‘long’ + tūn ‘farmstead estate’ such as Langton Hall in Kirkby in Ashfield (Nottinghamshire) Langton Lodge in Hendon (Middlesex) Langton (Yorkshire) East and West Langton (Leicestershire) Langton by Horncastle Langton by Spilsby and Langton by Wragby (all in Lincolnshire) and Lanton (Northumb). Compare Lankton Lanton and Longton.
Langtree : from Langtree in Standish (Lancs) which is recorded as Longetre about 1190 and perhaps occasionally from Langtree (Devon) which is recorded as Langetre in 1228. The place-names derive from Old English lang ‘long tall’ + trēow ‘tree’.
Langtry : English: habitational name from Langtree in Lancashire which is recorded as Longetre c. 1190 and perhaps occasionally from Langtree in Devon which is recorded as Langetre in 1228. The placenames derive from Old English lang ‘long tall’ + trēow ‘tree’.
Langworthy : English (Devon): habitational name from either of two places in Devon called Langworthy from Old English lang ‘long’ + worthig ‘enclosure’.
Leblang : Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name composed of German leb ‘live’ (singular imperative form of leben ‘to live’) + lang ‘long’.
Lengacher : Swiss German: topographic name for a farmer who cultivated or lived by a long field from Middle High German lang ‘long’ + ecker egger ‘field acre’.
Lenz : 1: German: from a personal name in which two originally distinct names have fallen together: from a pet form of the personal name Lorenz and the ancient Germanic personal name Lanzo which was originally a short form of any of several compound names with land ‘land’ as the first element e.g. Lambrecht (see Lambert). This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine) Poland and Czechia. Compare Lentz.2: German: in some cases a nickname from Middle High German lenze ‘spring’ from lang ‘long’ since in this season the days grow longer. The name may also have been bestowed on someone who was born in the spring or who owed rent or service at that time of year or it may have denoted someone who was of a sunny and spring-like disposition.3: German: habitational name from any of several places called Lenz.4: Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Lenz ‘spring’ (see 2 above) one of the class of artificial names adopted from words denoting the seasons. Compare Summer Winter Herbst Fruhling.5: Germanized form of Polish Czech and Slovenian Lenc a surname of predominantly German origin (see 1 above and Lentz).
Long : 1: English and French: nickname for a tall person from Old English lang long Old French long ‘long tall’ (equivalent to Latin longus). Compare Dulong and Lelong.2: Irish (Ulster and Munster): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Longáin (see Langan).3: German: variant of Lang ‘long’ and in North America also an altered form (translation into English) of this.4: Native American (Navajo): translation into English and shortening of a personal name based on (or just composed of) the word nééz ‘tall long’ (see Nez 1). Compare Tallman.5: Chinese: Mandarin or Cantonese form of the surname 龍 meaning ‘dragon’ in Chinese: (i) from Long (龍) the name of an official during the reign of the legendary Emperor Shun (c. 23rd century BC) in charge of communications between the ordinary people and the emperor. (ii) from the surname Huan Long (豢龍 meaning ‘feeding dragons’). Dong Fu is said to have been endowed with this surname by the legendary Emperor Shun (c. 23rd century BC). Liu Lei who is said to have learned to feed dragons from one of Dong's descendants was endowed with the surname Yu Long (御龍 meaning ‘driving dragons’) by one of the kings of the Xia dynasty (2070–1600 BC). (iii) the surname is borne by some families from the Zang Ge ethnic group in ancient China who lived in present-day Yunan and Guizhou provinces. (iv) the surname is also borne by members of the royal families of the ancient states of Qiemi and Yanqi (Karasahr) located in present-day Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.6: Chinese: Mandarin or Cantonese form of the surname 隆 meaning ‘prosperous thriving’ or ‘grand magnificent’ in Chinese: (i) from the placename Long (隆) the name of a fief (located in present-day Shandong province) in the state of Lu during the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC). (ii) the surname is borne by some families from the Huns during the early Western Han dynasty (202 BC - 25 AD).7: Chinese: Cantonese form of the surname 郎 see Lang 3.8: Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 農 see Nong.9: Cambodian: written ឡុង of Chinese origin meaning ‘dragon’ (see 5 above).10: Vietnamese: from the Chinese surname 龍 see 5 above.
Longacre : English: topographic name from Middle English lang long ‘long’ + aker acre ‘piece of tilled land’ or a habitational name from any of various minor places so named such as Long Acre Farm Tyne and Wear or Long Acres Farm in North Yorkshire.
Longbone : for a tall man. Some of the earliest forms derive from the Old Scandinavian nickname Langabeinn ‘long bone’ or rather ‘long leg’ occasionally used as a personal name and occurring in those parts of eastern and northern England that had once been under Viking rule. The equivalent words in Old English were lang and bān which became long and bone in all Middle English dialects except parts of northern England especially Yorks where lang and bane commonly retained the Old English vowel sounds. These northern forms were at first partly and then wholly modified to Standard English Longbone. Compare its antonyms Smallbone and Johanne Lyllebon (i.e. ‘little bone little leg’) 1332 in Subsidy Rolls (Dorset).
Longbottom : English: topographic name from Longbottom in Luddenden Foot Yorkshire. The placename derives from Old English lang ‘long’ + botm bothm ‘valley bottom’.
Longcake : from Middle English long lang ‘long’ + cake ‘cake’. Compare Cake and Cakebread.
Longcroft : from Middle English lang long ‘long’ + croft ‘small enclosure’ perhaps specifically from a lost place with this name in Southwark (Surrey).
Longden : English: habitational name perhaps from Longendale in Derbyshire. The placename must originally have been Old English lang ‘long’ + denu ‘valley’ to which Old English dæl ‘dale valley’ was tautologically added. The surname Longden would then represent either the original placename or a shortened form of the longer one.
Longenecker : Altered form of Swiss German Langenecker a habitational name for someone from any of several places called Langeneck from Old High German lang ‘long’ + egga ‘corner’.
Longfellow : English: nickname from Middle English lang long ‘long tall’ + felagh ‘fellow’.
Longfield : 1: English: habitational name from one or more of the numerous places called with Old English lang ‘long’ + feld ‘open country’ such as Longfield in Kent Longfield in Todmorden Yorkshire and Longfield Wood in Laughton Sussex. Compare Langfield.2: English: in some cases possibly also a variant of Longville a habitational name from Longueville-la-Gifart now Longueville-sur-Scie (Seine-Maritime) brought to England by the Normans.3: Americanized form (translation into English) of German and Danish Langfeldt or its German variant Langfeld.
Longhurst : English: habitational name from Langhurst in Limpsfield or Langhurst House in Chiddingfold (both Surrey). The placenames derive from Old English lang ‘long’ + hyrst ‘hillock copse’.
Longland : from any of the many minor places in England called Longland(s) or Langland(s) named with Old English lang ‘long’ + land ‘land’. There has probably been some confusion with the Scottish surname Langlands.
Longman : English: nickname from Middle English lang long ‘tall’ + man ‘man’.
Longmore : English: habitational name from Longmorehill Farm in Astley Worcestershire. The placename derives from Old English lang ‘long’ + mere ‘pool’.
Longmuir : Scottish: habitational name from Longmuir in Aberdeenshire or High and Laigh Langmuir in Ayrshire both named with Older Scots lang ‘long’ + muir ‘moor’.
Longney : from Longney (Gloucs). The place-name recorded as Longanege in 972 is from Old English langan dative of lang ‘long’ + ēg ‘island’.
Longrigg : 1: from Langrigg (Cumb) which is recorded as Langrig about 1230. The place-name derives from Old English lang or Old Scandinavian langr ‘long’ + Old Scandinavian hryggr ‘ridge’. 2: see Langridge.
Longshaw : English: habitational name from Longshaw near Wigan (Lancashire) Langshaw Wood in Great Ribston (Yorkshire) or Longshaw in Bradnop (Staffordshire). All are derived from Old English lang ‘long’ + sceaga ‘copse’.
Longshore : English: possibly an altered form of Longshaw a habitational name from Longshaw in Derbyshire Greater Manchester and Staffordshire named from Middle English lang long + shaw ‘copse small wood’ (Old English sceaga).
Longson : English: habitational name from Longstone in Derbyshire. The placename derives from an Old English personal name Lang (genitive Langes) + Old English dūn ‘hill’.
Longstreet : 1: English: topographic name from Longstreet in Enford Wiltshire. The placename derives from Old English lang ‘long’ + strǣt ‘Roman road street’.2: Americanized form (translation into English) of Dutch Langstraat cognate with 1 above.
Longthorn : from Langthorne in Bedale (NR Yorks) which is recorded as Langthorne in 1285. The place-name derives from Old English lang ‘long’ + þorn ‘thorn tree’.
Longton : English:: 1: habitational name from Longton in Lancashire. The placename derives from Old English lang ‘long’ + tūn ‘farmstead estate’.2: variant of Langton.
Longway : 2: Possibly also English: topographic name from Middle English long ‘long’ + weye ‘way road’ or a habitational name from some minor place so named; Longway Bank in Derbyshire however is named from Old English lang ‘long’ + hōh ‘hill spur’.1: Americanized form of French Langevin.
Longworth : English: habitational name from Longworth in Bolton le Moors Lancashire. The placename derives from Old English lang ‘long’ + worth ‘enclosure’.
Vandenlangenberg : Dutch (Van den Langenberg): topographic name for someone living by a long hill from Dutch lang ‘long’ + berg ‘hill’.
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Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press
FANBI : The Oxford Dictionary if Family Names in Britain and Ireland, ©2016, University of the West of England
FANBI : The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, ©2021, University of the West of England
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