Long Surname
Approximately 3,578,005 people bear this surname
Long Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the long,' from the stature of the original bearer; compare Longfellow and Longman; compare also Short, &c.
Henry le Longe, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John le Longe, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameLong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 3,015,968 | 1:453 | 79 |
| United States | 286,501 | 1:1,265 | 87 |
| Cambodia | 86,741 | 1:179 | 19 |
| Vietnam | 55,866 | 1:1,658 | 128 |
| England | 32,686 | 1:1,705 | 198 |
| Australia | 14,858 | 1:1,817 | 230 |
| Canada | 12,719 | 1:2,897 | 356 |
| South Sudan | 10,040 | 1:1,137 | 224 |
| Malaysia | 9,736 | 1:3,029 | 448 |
| Taiwan | 7,332 | 1:3,198 | 110 |
| Thailand | 6,801 | 1:10,386 | 598 |
| Ireland | 5,303 | 1:888 | 161 |
| France | 4,799 | 1:13,841 | 1,409 |
| Afghanistan | 4,371 | 1:7,356 | 603 |
| Pakistan | 3,219 | 1:55,497 | 2,186 |
| South Africa | 2,685 | 1:20,178 | 2,552 |
| New Zealand | 1,855 | 1:2,441 | 339 |
| Wales | 1,686 | 1:1,835 | 179 |
| Indonesia | 1,262 | 1:104,793 | 10,762 |
| Iran | 1,091 | 1:70,378 | 7,367 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,067 | 1:1,729 | 361 |
| Scotland | 1,032 | 1:5,188 | 874 |
| Italy | 726 | 1:84,238 | 14,643 |
| Cameroon | 696 | 1:29,841 | 4,033 |
| Uruguay | 679 | 1:5,054 | 575 |
| Russia | 554 | 1:260,150 | 27,356 |
| Saudi Arabia | 517 | 1:59,682 | 8,852 |
| Argentina | 466 | 1:91,724 | 7,726 |
| Jamaica | 450 | 1:6,378 | 794 |
| Germany | 404 | 1:199,271 | 22,903 |
| Spain | 325 | 1:143,852 | 10,732 |
| Mexico | 317 | 1:391,565 | 7,850 |
| Japan | 313 | 1:408,448 | 13,021 |
| Panama | 293 | 1:13,352 | 1,071 |
| Nigeria | 272 | 1:651,260 | 30,529 |
| India | 268 | 1:2,862,184 | 87,228 |
| Brazil | 253 | 1:846,144 | 30,541 |
| Sweden | 218 | 1:45,169 | 3,548 |
| Philippines | 204 | 1:496,266 | 58,506 |
| Switzerland | 167 | 1:49,179 | 6,559 |
| Hong Kong | 166 | 1:44,190 | 844 |
| Dominican Republic | 162 | 1:64,401 | 3,114 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 156 | 1:8,743 | 1,253 |
| Papua New Guinea | 147 | 1:55,467 | 7,053 |
| Singapore | 137 | 1:40,202 | 1,485 |
| Netherlands | 128 | 1:131,931 | 20,423 |
| Peru | 118 | 1:269,357 | 10,712 |
| Tanzania | 109 | 1:485,703 | 32,780 |
| Belgium | 107 | 1:107,445 | 16,114 |
| Denmark | 97 | 1:58,193 | 5,922 |
| Brunei | 90 | 1:4,653 | 714 |
| Isle of Man | 80 | 1:1,073 | 170 |
| Guyana | 72 | 1:10,586 | 1,563 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Norway | 60 | 1:85,705 | 11,873 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Belarus | 54 | 1:175,946 | 23,201 |
| Zimbabwe | 53 | 1:291,288 | 29,631 |
| Iceland | 52 | 1:7,309 | 780 |
| Kenya | 52 | 1:888,075 | 32,885 |
| Venezuela | 47 | 1:642,640 | 11,225 |
| Guernsey | 44 | 1:1,465 | 311 |
| Finland | 42 | 1:130,874 | 12,452 |
| Guam | 41 | 1:3,905 | 492 |
| Chile | 39 | 1:451,704 | 11,842 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Mauritius | 39 | 1:33,165 | 6,661 |
| Suriname | 38 | 1:14,543 | 3,502 |
| Colombia | 36 | 1:1,327,058 | 10,324 |
| Kazakhstan | 35 | 1:505,214 | 37,000 |
| Jersey | 34 | 1:2,918 | 527 |
| Barbados | 33 | 1:8,711 | 713 |
| Luxembourg | 32 | 1:18,142 | 3,979 |
| Macau | 31 | 1:19,407 | 315 |
| Malta | 30 | 1:14,342 | 837 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Greece | 28 | 1:395,707 | 52,747 |
| South Korea | 28 | 1:1,830,009 | 430 |
| Uzbekistan | 27 | 1:1,145,524 | 21,534 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Ecuador | 25 | 1:636,234 | 11,898 |
| Israel | 24 | 1:356,568 | 29,419 |
| Saint Lucia | 24 | 1:7,449 | 879 |
| Czechia | 23 | 1:462,325 | 50,029 |
| Poland | 23 | 1:1,652,554 | 91,394 |
| Romania | 20 | 1:1,003,894 | 52,576 |
| Bermuda | 19 | 1:3,436 | 515 |
| Latvia | 18 | 1:113,891 | 16,101 |
| United Arab Emirates | 18 | 1:509,015 | 23,390 |
| American Samoa | 17 | 1:3,280 | 753 |
| Gibraltar | 16 | 1:2,122 | 483 |
| Hungary | 16 | 1:613,517 | 35,830 |
| Madagascar | 16 | 1:1,478,115 | 2,908 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Cayman Islands | 15 | 1:4,260 | 557 |
| Costa Rica | 15 | 1:318,671 | 3,310 |
| Egypt | 14 | 1:6,566,840 | 48,108 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 14 | 1:3,899 | 389 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 13 | 1:8,490 | 1,249 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 1:8,264 | 893 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Sudan | 11 | 1:3,410,018 | 5,790 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| Zambia | 10 | 1:1,584,992 | 31,679 |
| Bahamas | 9 | 1:43,528 | 797 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Cuba | 8 | 1:1,440,340 | 7,824 |
| Guatemala | 8 | 1:2,010,334 | 6,458 |
| Myanmar | 8 | 1:6,492,248 | 1,288 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 1:996,986 | 34,534 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Ghana | 7 | 1:3,860,099 | 15,346 |
| Monaco | 7 | 1:5,295 | 668 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 1:26,559,462 | 17,284 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| Haiti | 5 | 1:2,136,781 | 15,037 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| DR Congo | 2 | 1:36,939,785 | 260,488 |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 1:48,773,131 | 29,601 |
| Faroe Islands | 2 | 1:24,499 | 1,578 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Mozambique | 2 | 1:13,630,784 | 7,358 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 1:10,404,280 | 18,448 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Tajikistan | 2 | 1:4,193,346 | 12,835 |
| Turkmenistan | 2 | 1:2,744,556 | 11,412 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4,261 | 1:1,040 | 187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18,537 | 1:1,315 | 161 |
| Wales | 563 | 1:2,786 | 189 |
| Scotland | 341 | 1:10,977 | 1,366 |
| Jersey | 28 | 1:1,853 | 308 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:1,484 | 259 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 59,916 | 1:838 | 58 |
The alternate forms: Lóng (2) are calculated separately.
Long (2,412,885) may also be a first name.
Long Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the long,' from the stature of the original bearer; compare Longfellow and Longman; compare also Short, &c.
Henry le Longe, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John le Longe, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Walter le Longe, Salop, ibid.
Johanna Long, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1536-7. Thomas Bolton and Mary Long: Marriage Lic. (London).
A surname descriptive of the stature of the original bearer. Johannes Longus who witnessed a grant to the Hospital of Soltre, c. 1180—1214 (Soltre, p. 5) is doubtless the Johannes Longus who witnessed the grant of Gillemoristun by Richard de Morevil, a. 1189 (REG., p. 39), and c. 1180 a charter by Euerard de Pencathlan to Kelso (Kelso, 370), William Longus held land near Lyntonrothrik (c. 1200) (RHM., I, 3), Adam Long appears in Dumfriesshire, c. 1259 (Bain, I, 2176; APS., I, p. 88), Gregory le Long was a burgess of Dundee in 1268 (Balmerinoch, p. 25), and c. 1350 William Long witnessed confirmation of Snawdoun to Dryburgh (Dryburgh, 232).
(English) Tall [Middle English long(e, Old English long, lang]
This may be de Long (Norman); Long (English); or Ó Longáin, alias Longan, q.v. MIF 166
(English) The tall man.
From stature; a tall person. One of the family of Preux, an attendant on Lord Treasurer Hungerford, from his great height, acquired the sobriquet of Long Henry. On his marriage to a lady of quality he transposed this appellation to Henry Long, and became the founder of the Longs of Wiltshire. Camden. The H.R. forms of the name are Longus, Le Long, and Le Longe.
1. Petrus de Longa, Normandy, t. Phil. Augustus (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. v. 177); Emma de Longues, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Agnes Longa, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum); 2. from Le Long.
Long. —This name is confined south of a line drawn west - south - west from the Wash. It has evidently more than one home, the principal one being in Wilts and the neighbouring county of Gloucester; there is a second in Kent, and a third in Norfolk and Suffolk and their vicinity. According to Camden, the Wiltshire Longs are descended from a very tall attendant of Lord Treasurer Hungerford. However, we know that the Longs have been established in this part of England for many centuries, since we learn from the Hundred Rolls that the name was numerous in Oxfordshire, as well as in Cambridgeshire, in the reign of Edward I.
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Long Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Long Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Long (Hindi: लोंग, Russian: Лонг, Tibetan: ལོང་) is found most in China. It can occur in the variant forms: Lóng. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Long? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 159th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,037 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Long live; 85 percent live in East Asia and 85 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Long is also the 233rd most numerous first name at a global level, held by 2,412,885 people.
The last name Long is most commonly held in China, where it is carried by 3,015,968 people, or 1 in 453. Not including China Long is found in 169 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and Cambodia, where 2 percent live.
Long Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Long has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Long surname rose 478 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 124 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 299 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 303 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Long Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (69%) in Ireland, Orthodox (67%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Long last name are 15.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.44% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Long earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 93.96% more than the national average, earning €58,247 per year; in Norway they earn 23.78% more than the national average, earning 428,371 kr per year; in Peru they earn 3.95% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,619 per year; in South Africa they earn 65.82% more than the national average, earning R 394,044 per year; in Colombia they earn 71.76% more than the national average, earning $38,992,700 COP per year; in Vietnam they earn 3.29% more than the national average, earning 85,153,700 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 3.95% less than the national average, earning $41,445 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.41% more than the national average, earning $50,878 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Long Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Long in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལོང་ | long | - |
| Long in the Hindi language | ||
| लोंग | longa | 92.24 |
| लोन्ग | lon'ga | 3.31 |
| लौंग | launga | 2.06 |
| लॊंग | longa | 1.21 |
| लोग | loga | 0.15 |
| लॉंग | longa | 0.04 |
| लांग | langa | 0.04 |
| लोंग् | long | 0.04 |
| लो्ंग | longa | 0.04 |
| Long in the Russian language | ||
| Лонг | long | - |
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