Lang Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Lang 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 or family. In Chinese, however, it means \"dragon\".

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lang Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lang family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 546
Cotton Weaver 71
Labourer 65
Agricultural Labourer 63
Domestic Servant 37
General Servant 29
Servant 26
Dress Maker 23
House Keeper 22
Farm Labourer 18
Tailor 16
Farmer 15
Laundress 15
Coal Miner 14
Charwoman 12
Wife 11
Carpenter 11
Annuitant 10
Farm Servant Indoor 10
Gardener 9
Mason 9
Miner 9
Housekeeper 8
Nurse 8
Stone Mason 8

Lang Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Long 75% 147,647
2 Lang 100% 27,910
3 Ling 75% 21,313
4 Laing 80% 10,479
5 Leng 75% 5,219
6 Lange 80% 1,971
7 Linge 60% 1,131
8 Longe 60% 983
9 Ealing 50% 661
10 Eling 60% 567
11 Lung 75% 233
12 Aling 60% 173
13 Loung 60% 133
14 Luing 60% 118
15 Longue 50% 117

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The surname Lang is the 2nd most popular variant of Long.

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