Langmead Surname

287,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Langmead Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Langmead,' i.e. the long meadow. Langmaid shows the usual later tendency towards an imitative corruption. Seemingly a Devonshire surname, judging by the directories. And yet it is clear that there was another Langmead in the Eastern counties.

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Langmead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6571:84,8079,308
United States2701:1,342,44093,444
Australia1891:142,83415,308
Canada1001:368,45633,054
Wales491:63,1545,613
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2721:89,6159,328
Wales141:112,0304,740
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Langmead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Langmead,' i.e. the long meadow. Langmaid shows the usual later tendency towards an imitative corruption. Seemingly a Devonshire surname, judging by the directories. And yet it is clear that there was another Langmead in the Eastern counties. Longmate is a palpable corruption. compare Broadmeadow.

Geoffrey de Longo Prato, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Longo Prato, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Richard Langemede, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Hugh Langemede, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1802. Married — James Longmate and Elizabeth, Callender: St. George, Hanover Square.

1808. — James Langmead and Maria Brien: ibid.

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

(English) Dweller at the Long Meadow [Old English lang and mǽd]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Occurs in H.R. temp. Edw. I. as De Longo Prato, ' of the long meadow,' and a hamlet of that name is mentioned in the same record. In the XIV. cent. it is found in co. Devon, where it has since flourished in fourteen different modes of spelling, the principal of which are Langemede, Langmade, Langmaid, and Longmead. Inf. T. P. Langmead, Esq.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The fief of Longum Pratum was in Normandy (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. v. 174). The English branch in Devon translated their name (see Lower).

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Langmead Last Name Facts

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

The last name Langmead occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Langmead? popularity and diffusion

The last name Langmead is the 287,894th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,467,026 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Langmead reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Langmead is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 657 people, or 1 in 84,807. In England Langmead is primarily found in: Devon, where 31 percent live, West Sussex, where 9 percent live and Greater London, where 9 percent live. Other than England this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Langmead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Langmead has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Langmead surname expanded 242 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 9,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Langmead Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Langmead last name are 5.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.27% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Langmead earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.21% less than the national average, earning R 142,092 per year; in United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.66% less than the national average, earning $44,389 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Langmed931/
Langmad931/
Langmaid881,168/
Longmead8845/
Langma8644/
Langme8614/
Lanngmaid821/
Laingmaid820/
Langmaids820/
Langmer80566/
Langmau80203/
Langmai8053/
Langmaa8021/
Langmid8012/
Langmas8012/
Langmay8011/
Langmoe807/
Langmaß807/
Longmad804/
Langmah804/
Liangma802/
Langmet802/
Langmes802/
Langmei801/
Langmie801/
Langmach7573/
Langmatz7543/
Longmaid7536/
Liangmei758/
Liangmai752/
Laungmei751/
Leangmee751/
Langmeus751/
Langmeer751/
Langmate750/
Langmais750/
Laugmaid750/
Langmi71705/
Longma71256/
Longme7147/
Lagmetova7112/
Lagmat712/
Langmé712/
Langmy711/
Langmasth711/
Langhmmer711/
Langmaach711/
Loongmaad711/
Longmei67368/
Longmoe6714/
Longmai6712/
Langmit6712/
Longmat678/
Lamgmer675/
Longmer675/
Langmoi673/
Longmee672/
Longmae672/
Laghmat671/
Lanngmi671/
Langgmi671/
Longmie671/
Langmio671/
Longmay670/

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