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\".
Discover how your Lang ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 8 |
| Buckinghamshire | 14 |
| Berkshire | 33 |
| Cambridgeshire | 7 |
| Channel Islands | 3 |
| Cheshire | 126 |
| Cornwall | 156 |
| Cumberland | 17 |
| Derbyshire | 11 |
| Devon | 996 |
| Dorset | 33 |
| Durham | 125 |
| Essex | 169 |
| Gloucestershire | 56 |
| Hampshire | 53 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 12 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 70 |
| Lancashire | 1,111 |
| Leicestershire | 41 |
| Lincolnshire | 29 |
| London | 749 |
| Middlesex | 146 |
| Northumberland | 105 |
| Norfolk | 4 |
| Northamptonshire | 6 |
| Nottinghamshire | 48 |
| Oxfordshire | 15 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 12 |
| Suffolk | 38 |
| Somerset | 244 |
| Surrey | 101 |
| Sussex | 63 |
| Staffordshire | 45 |
| Warwickshire | 17 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 38 |
| Worcestershire | 10 |
| Yorkshire | 430 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 6 |
| Carmarthenshire | 23 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 198 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 46 |
| Pembrokeshire | 3 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| 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 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Lang | 1,994 |
| William Lang | 1,895 |
| John Lang | 1,808 |
| Elizabeth Lang | 1,158 |
| James Lang | 978 |
| George Lang | 971 |
| Thomas Lang | 933 |
| Sarah Lang | 667 |
| Jane Lang | 632 |
| Ann Lang | 574 |
| Ellen Lang | 455 |
| Henry Lang | 455 |
| Margaret Lang | 443 |
| Charles Lang | 424 |
| Robert Lang | 421 |
| Richard Lang | 379 |
| Joseph Lang | 354 |
| Alice Lang | 327 |
| Annie Lang | 317 |
| Samuel Lang | 315 |
| Eliza Lang | 310 |
| Edward Lang | 299 |
| Emma Lang | 288 |
| Frederick Lang | 271 |
| Catherine Lang | 248 |
| 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 |
The surname Lang is the 2nd most popular variant of Long.