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 2,804
Agricultural Labourer 556
Labourer 397
Domestic Servant 171
General Servant 167
Dress Maker 153
Laundress 145
Carpenter 103
Servant 102
Annuitant 85
House Keeper 80
Farm Labourer 71
Tailor 67
Shoe Maker 61
Gardener 61
Ag Labourer 57
Coal Miner 50
Blacksmith 47
Painter 43
Errand Boy 43
Farm Servant 42
Cook 40
Dressmaker 40
Nurse 40
Wife Of Above 39

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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