Longest Surname
Approximately 1,585 people bear this surname
Longest Surname User-submission:
The Longest surname evolved from an English nickname Longe, which was given to a soldier who arrived with William the Conqueror known for being tall and thin. This remains a common appearance among living Longest descendents.
Longest Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,577 | 1:229,841 | 22,150 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 175 | 1:286,964 | 22,992 |
Longest (19) may also be a first name.
Longest Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Longest surname evolved from an English nickname Longe, which was given to a soldier who arrived with William the Conqueror known for being tall and thin. This remains a common appearance among living Longest descendents.
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Average Longest Salary in
United States
$42,551 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Longest Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Longest Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Longest is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Longest? popularity and diffusion
The last name Longest is the 250,267th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,597,821 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Longest live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 19 people.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,577 people, or 1 in 229,841. In The United States Longest is most numerous in: Virginia, where 24 percent are found, Indiana, where 16 percent are found and Maryland, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 0 percent are found.
Longest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Longest has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Longest surname grew 901 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Longest Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Longest surname are 36.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.61% being registered to vote for the party.
Longest earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.39% less than the national average, earning $42,551 USD per year.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Longest
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