Langstrath Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Langstrath Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the lang strother,' i.e. the long marsh; v. Strother, a North-English and Border name. The last syllable seems to have been dropped in modern times.

Richard Langstrothyr, sup.

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Langstrath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Langstrath Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the lang strother,' i.e. the long marsh; v. Strother, a North-English and Border name. The last syllable seems to have been dropped in modern times.

Richard Langstrothyr, sup. for B.C.L., 1448: Register of the University of Oxford.

William Langstrother, 1450: ibid.

John Langstreth, of Forsbancke, parish of Tatham, 1676: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

'Private Langstroth, of the Canadian team, was a winner of 15 in the shooting for the Queen's Prize at Wimbledon, July. 10, 1887': Standard, July 20, 1887.

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

(Teutonic + Celtic) Dweller at the Long Strath (Valley) [Old English lang = Old Norse lang-r, long + the Anglicized form of Gaelic srath, a valley, riverside-meadow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Langstrath Last Name Facts

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

The surname Langstrath is found most frequently in England. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Langstrath? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Langstrath occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Langstrath are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England Langstrath is most frequent in: Lancashire, where 100 percent live. Outside of England it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent live.

Langstrath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Langstrath has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Langstrath last name contracted 72 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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