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
School 2,391
Farm Labourer 244
General Labourer 229
Private Means 198
General Servant (domestic) 157
Dressmaker 131
None 125
Labourer 124
Domestic Servant 110
Farmer 102
Coal Miner Hewer 93
Carpenter 87
House Painter 83
Laundress 82
At School 79
Clerk 77
At Home 71
General Servant Domestic 71
Scholar 62
House Keeper 61
Old Age Pensioner 59
Housemaid (domestic) 58
Dress Maker 57
Housekeeper 56
Shop Assistant 55

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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