Lang Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Lang Name Meaning: A nickname for a tall person or, in Chinese, "Dragon".

The English and French origin of this name is a nickname of a tall person or family. In Chinese, however, it means \"dragon\".

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lang Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lang family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 101
Female Servant 64
Labourer 44
Farmer 43
Independent 42
Male Servant 40
Weaver 39
Cotton Weaver 17
Ag Labourer 13
Dress Maker 12
Apprentice 12
Shoe Maker 11
Mason 11
Pauper 11
Power Loom Weaver 10
Calico Printer 9
Carpenter 8
Tailor 7
Clerk 7
Baker 6
Butcher 6
Manganese Miner 6
Mariner 6
Merchant 6
Porter 6

Lang Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Long 75% 147,647
2 Lang 100% 27,910
3 Ling 75% 21,313
4 Laing 80% 10,479
5 Leng 75% 5,219
6 Lange 80% 1,971
7 Linge 60% 1,131
8 Longe 60% 983
9 Ealing 50% 661
10 Eling 60% 567
11 Lung 75% 233
12 Aling 60% 173
13 Loung 60% 133
14 Luing 60% 118
15 Longue 50% 117

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The surname Lang is the 2nd most popular variant of Long.

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