Langhorn Surname

264,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Langhorn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. At first sight this might seem to be a nick, for a huntsman, &c, from the length of the horn he carried; compare Shakespear, Wagstaff, &c. Probably, however, it is local, from some piece of land so called from its shape.

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Langhorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5421:668,74353,351
England4771:116,80911,902
Denmark1911:29,5533,065
Australia1551:174,16617,758
Canada691:533,99444,923
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Wales51:618,90625,852
Guyana31:254,07411,262
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3801:64,1467,392
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:308,09024,322

Langhorn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. At first sight this might seem to be a nick, for a huntsman, &c, from the length of the horn he carried; compare Shakespear, Wagstaff, &c. Probably, however, it is local, from some piece of land so called from its shape. Then the surname would originally be 'at the lang horn,' from residence thereby; compare Hartshorn, which is local. Also v. Horn.

1581. William Langhorne, Cumberland: Register of the University of Oxford.

1648. Christopher Conyers and Elizabeth Langhorne, of Putney: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1795. Married — Samuel Langhorn and Mary Jones: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Eng) 1 a nickname for one with a Long Horn (a Horn- blower or Trumpeter) [Old English lang, long + horn, a horn, trumpet] 2 Dweller at the Long Horn (Corner) [Dialectal English horn, a corner; from Old English horn, a horn]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Langhorn Last Name Facts

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

Langhorn occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Langhorn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 264,957th most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 4,934,019 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Langhorn reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 542 people, or 1 in 668,743. In The United States Langhorn is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 27 percent live, Virginia, where 22 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States Langhorn occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in England, where 32 percent live and Denmark, where 13 percent live.

Langhorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Langhorn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Langhorn last name rose 333 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 126 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Langhorn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Langhorn surname are 6.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Langhorn earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.43% more than the national average, earning $43,767 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.04% less than the national average, earning $48,171 CAD per year.

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