Longenecker Surname

140,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Longenecker Surname Definition:

(German, Swiss) One who formerly resided in Longenegg, in Switzerland.

Longenecker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1631:114,59312,389
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
England11:55,718,059489,080
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4751:105,72410,630

Longenecker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, Swiss) One who formerly resided in Longenegg, in Switzerland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Longenecker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Longenecker is most common in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Longenecker? popularity and diffusion

It is the 140,123rd most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,286,648 people. Longenecker occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Longenecker are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Longenecker is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 3,163 people, or 1 in 114,593. In The United States Longenecker is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 36 percent live, Ohio, where 6 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Longenecker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Longenecker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Longenecker last name rose 666 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Longenecker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Longenecker surname are 26.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.74% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Longenecker earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 2.11% more than the national average, earning $44,060 USD per year and in Canada they earn 70.57% more than the national average, earning $84,742 CAD per year.

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Longenecker Reference & Research

Longenecker DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Longenecker FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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