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
Scholar 754
Cotton Weaver 85
Agricultural Labourer 47
Dress Maker 44
Labourer 40
Domestic Servant 35
Farm Labourer 32
General Labourer 25
General Servant 25
House Keeper 22
Coal Miner 21
Annuitant 20
Farm Servant Indoor 18
Carpenter 17
Tailor 17
Laundress 14
Stone Mason 14
Mason 14
Servant 13
Errand Boy 12
General Servant Domestic 12
Cotton Operative 12
Cook Domestic Servant 10
Mariner 9
Nil 9

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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