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 3,790
Agricultural Labourer 487
Labourer 222
General Labourer 220
Domestic Servant 218
Dress Maker 202
Laundress 162
General Servant 151
Farm Labourer 118
Carpenter 104
Coal Miner 100
Annuitant 74
Charwoman 72
General Servant Domestic 62
House Keeper 54
Shoe Maker 53
Tailor 53
No Occupation 52
Servant 51
Gardener 49
Painter 43
Bricklayer 38
Clerk 37
Cook Domestic Servant 37
None 37

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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