Long Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Long 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. In Chinese, however, it means \"dragon\".

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Long Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Long family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 630
Female Servant 469
Independent 292
Labourer 260
Farmer 192
Male Servant 175
Ag Labourer 111
Carpenter 95
Shoe Maker 94
Dress Maker 63
Weaver 62
Tailor 52
Gardener 46
Baker 39
Mason 38
Laundress 33
Butcher 27
Servant 26
Blacksmith 26
Ag Lab 25
Publican 24
Apprentice 24
Coal Miner 23
Mariner 23
Bricklayer 23

Long Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Long 100% 147,647
2 Lang 75% 27,910
3 Ling 75% 21,313
4 Laing 60% 10,479
5 Leng 75% 5,219
6 Lange 60% 1,971
7 Linge 60% 1,131
8 Longe 80% 983
9 Ealing 50% 661
10 Eling 60% 567
11 Lung 75% 233
12 Aling 60% 173
13 Loung 80% 133
14 Luing 60% 118
15 Longue 67% 117
16 Longh 80% 104

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The surname Long is the most popular version of all its varients

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