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
Scholar 1,584
Agricultural Labourer 668
House Servant 294
Labourer 266
At Home 163
Dress Maker 136
Servant 130
Farm Labourer 123
Laundress 109
Carpenter 88
General Servant 86
Pauper 77
Annuitant 69
Shoe Maker 64
Tailor 58
Scholar At Home 56
House Keeper 52
Errand Boy 51
Cook 42
Gardener 42
Farmer 39
Weaver 38
Coal Miner 36
Clothier 35
Lace Maker 34

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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