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 3,666
Agricultural Labourer 396
General Labourer 355
Domestic Servant 214
Living On Own Means 205
Dress Maker 195
Labourer 193
Coal Miner 159
Laundress 133
Farmer 130
Living On Her Own Means 126
General Servant 125
General Servant Domestic 121
Farm Labourer 112
Carpenter 109
Cotton Weaver 86
Gardener 80
House Keeper 75
Clerk 71
Charwoman 69
Tailor 64
Blacksmith 61
Farm Servant 58
Baker 51
Cook Domestic Servant 51

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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