Longdon Surname

142,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Longdon Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Longdon; or Dweller at the Long Hill [Old English long, lang + dún, a hill: ‘œt ’ or ‘tó Longandúne’ (as in the case of the Worc. Longdon, A.D. 969) is the usual dative form in Anglo-Saxon charters.

Cp. Langdon.

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Longdon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,5931:16,9622,149
England9671:57,6206,934
United States3371:1,075,54678,300
Australia971:278,30624,956
Trinidad and Tobago351:38,9713,714
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Wales71:442,07621,198
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5901:41,3145,217
Wales191:82,5483,796
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:275,92722,362

Longdon (22) may also be a first name.

Longdon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Longdon; or Dweller at the Long Hill [Old English long, lang + dún, a hill: ‘œt ’ or ‘tó Longandúne’ (as in the case of the Worc. Longdon, A.D. 969) is the usual dative form in Anglo-Saxon charters.

Cp. Langdon.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Longdon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Longdon is found in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Longdon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Longdon is the 142,115th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,326,060 people. The surname Longdon is mostly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Longdon reside; 51 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 22 people.

This last name is most numerous in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,593 people, or 1 in 16,962. Outside of Ghana it occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in England, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Longdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Longdon has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 185 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 63 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Longdon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Longdon surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Longdon surname are 21.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.18% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Longdon earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.82% less than the national average, earning $40,207 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.33% less than the national average, earning $42,565 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Longdong931,409/
Longdone932/
Logdon9271/
Langdon8623,869/
Longdan8618/
Loggdon864/
Longdom862/
Losgdon861/
Longdun860/
Lougdon860/
Lungdon860/
Loungdoung821/
Longdang8030/
Langdone8010/
Langdong801/
Lhungdon801/
Langgdon801/
Liangdon801/
Lougdoon800/
Langdonn800/
Lagdon77211/
Liangdong7511/
Longdasen754/
Loungdang751/
Longdum7122/
Langdan7111/
Longdam715/
Langdom714/
Lahgdon712/
Langdun712/
Lagdoun711/
Laugdon711/
Lockdon711/
Langdang6715/
Lagdoune677/
Langdung675/
Liangdan673/
Lungdang672/
Laghdoun671/
Lougkdom671/
Lougdoum671/
Lancdoun670/
Laughdon670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Longdon
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