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 2,135
Agricultural Labourer 616
Labourer 232
House Servant 186
Dress Maker 155
Laundress 137
Servant 114
General Servant 88
House Keeper 86
Carpenter 83
Shoe Maker 73
House Maid 71
Coal Miner 64
Carter 62
Domestic Servant 59
Cook 58
Farm Labourer 58
Tailor 58
Ag Lab 49
Gardener 48
Lace Maker 43
Blacksmith 42
Groom 40
Cotton Weaver 40
Baker 36

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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