de Long Surname

364,871st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 989 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

de Long Surname Definition:

(French) One who came from Long (large place); the name of several places in France.

de Long Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6081:596,15048,585
South Africa2501:216,71122,792
Canada861:428,43737,472
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Guam81:20,0153,029
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7771:64,6327,046

The alternate forms: de Lóng (1) are calculated separately.

de Long Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) One who came from Long (large place); the name of several places in France.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

de Long Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de Long Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name de Long occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: de Lóng. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name de Long? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 364,871st most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,368,601 people. The surname de Long is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of de Long are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 608 people, or 1 in 596,150. In The United States de Long is most numerous in: California, where 20 percent live, New York, where 15 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

de Long Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of de Long has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the de Long surname fell 22 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de Long Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Long earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 23.76% more than the national average, earning R 294,096 per year; in United States they earn 46.71% more than the national average, earning $63,302 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.34% less than the national average, earning $44,548 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Lóng951/
de Lon9224/
de Longue8823/
de Lang861,555/
de Lion86281/
de Lyon86152/
de Lone8610/
da Long867/
De-Long865/
de Lung864/
di Long862/
de Loin861/
de Loën861/
de Loon860/
de Lond860/
de Langh80105/
de Liang8012/
de Lione806/
de Laung803/
der Lung801/
de Leung801/
De-Lon7714/
de Lan773/
di Lon771/
de Loisne7515/
de Langue753/
der Liang751/
de Lungue751/
de Laan71176/
de Lane7155/
de Land7139/
De-Lyon717/
De-Lion716/
de Lian713/
di Lion712/
de L'An711/
da Lone711/
de Lank710/
di Lione67346/
de Laune6770/
de Latin6725/
de Lasen677/
di Liang675/
da Liang675/
der Laan673/
de Laane672/
de Lagne671/
da Lonne671/
da Logne671/

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