Longmate Surname

584,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Longmate Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Langmead,' i.e. the long meadow. Langmaid shows the usual later tendency towards an imitative corruption. Seemingly a Devonshire surname, judging by the directories. And yet it is clear that there was another Langmead in the Eastern counties.

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Longmate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3601:154,77214,673
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Canada381:969,62173,252
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Wales81:386,81619,671
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1701:143,38512,847
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Longmate Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Langmead,' i.e. the long meadow. Langmaid shows the usual later tendency towards an imitative corruption. Seemingly a Devonshire surname, judging by the directories. And yet it is clear that there was another Langmead in the Eastern counties. Longmate is a palpable corruption. compare Broadmeadow.

Geoffrey de Longo Prato, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Longo Prato, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Richard Langemede, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Hugh Langemede, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1802. Married — James Longmate and Elizabeth, Callender: St. George, Hanover Square.

1808. — James Langmead and Maria Brien: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at the Long Meadow [Old English long + mǽd]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Occurs in H.R. temp. Edw. I. as De Longo Prato, ' of the long meadow,' and a hamlet of that name is mentioned in the same record. In the XIV. cent. it is found in co. Devon, where it has since flourished in fourteen different modes of spelling, the principal of which are Langemede, Langmade, Langmaid, and Longmead. Inf. T. P. Langmead, Esq.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Apparently not a synonym of Longfellow, but the same as Langmead.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Longmate Last Name Facts

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

The surname Longmate is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Longmate.

How Common Is The Last Name Longmate? popularity and diffusion

It is the 584,278th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 13,596,168 people. The surname Longmate occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Longmate reside; 71 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Longmate is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 360 people, or 1 in 154,772. In England Longmate is mostly found in: Nottinghamshire, where 20 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 17 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 13 percent reside. Beside England this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Longmate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Longmate has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Longmate surname rose 212 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 281 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Longmate Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Longmate surname are 29.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 82.35% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Longmate earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 56.26% more than the national average, earning $67,425 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.69% more than the national average, earning $55,492 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Longmatey9410/
Longmat938/
Longmote880/
Langmate880/
Langmatey824/
Longmad804/
Longmead7545/
Langmatz7543/
Longmaid7536/
Longmeister740/
Loongmaad711/
Langmasth711/
Lagmata6710/
Langmad671/
Langmead631,333/
Langmaid631,168/
Laghmati63313/
Lanngmaid591/
Langmaids590/

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