Longfellow Surname
Approximately 3,165 people bear this surname
Longfellow Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the long fellow'; compare Goodfellow, Bonfellow, Stringfellow, &c. This surname is only found in records and registers of Yorkshire The American poet was the descendant of a Yorkshire family.
Peter Langfellay, Yorkshire: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).
Read More About This SurnameLongfellow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,812 | 1:128,897 | 13,617 |
| England | 247 | 1:225,579 | 18,901 |
| Canada | 43 | 1:856,874 | 66,382 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 204 | 1:119,487 | 11,415 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 910 | 1:55,185 | 6,183 |
Longfellow (20) may also be a first name.
Longfellow Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the long fellow'; compare Goodfellow, Bonfellow, Stringfellow, &c. This surname is only found in records and registers of Yorkshire The American poet was the descendant of a Yorkshire family.
Peter Langfellay, Yorkshire: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).
Elizabeth Longfellow, Yorkshire: Deposition from York Castle (Surtees Society).
Margery Langfellow, 1491, Yorkshire: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).
Henry Emmott, alias Longfellow, 1590 (Reg. Skipton Ch.): Dawson's History of Skipton.
1645. Baptised — William, s. of William Longfellow: Reg. Skipton Ch.
(Anglo-Scand.) Tall Man [Middle English long, Old English long, lang= Old Norse lang-r + Middle English felawe, Old English feó-laga, Old Norse félagi, a partner, associate]
(English, French) The tall partner or companion; one who came from Longueville (great town), in France.
1. Originally applied to a tall person. 2. An ingenious etymologist has derived it from the French surname Longuevilliers. The Poet's ancestors are said to have emigrated to America from Yorkshire.
From Longueville; a town of Seine, France.
Longfellow: the poet, derives a mutilated name from Longueville in Calvados.
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Longfellow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Longfellow Come From? nationality or country of origin
Longfellow is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Longfellow? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 140,912th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,302,542 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Longfellow are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 20 people.
The last name Longfellow is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,812 people, or 1 in 128,897. In The United States Longfellow is mostly concentrated in: California, where 8 percent live, Florida, where 7 percent live and Indiana, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
Longfellow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Longfellow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Longfellow last name expanded 309 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 121 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Longfellow Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Longfellow last name are 16.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.49% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Longfellow earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.54% less than the national average, earning 340,752 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.68% more than the national average, earning $43,872 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.28% less than the national average, earning $41,593 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longfellows | 95 | 2 | / |
| Longfelow | 95 | 1 | / |
| Langfellow | 90 | 11 | / |
| Longfellew | 90 | 1 | / |
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