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
School 554
Cotton Weaver 52
Private Means 51
General Labourer 40
Farm Labourer 40
Weaver 39
Labourer 34
Farmer 34
General Servant (domestic) 25
None 23
At Home 20
Domestic Servant 20
Dressmaker 20
House Keeper 20
At School 19
Coal Miner Hewer 19
Charwoman 16
No Occupation 15
Carpenter 13
Housekeeper 13
Clerk 12
General Servant Domestic 12
House Painter 12
Shop Assistant 11
Weaver Cotton 11

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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