Longmire Surname
Approximately 5,413 people bear this surname
Longmire Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Longmire' a well-known Westmoreland surname, whence -mire is a common suffix to local place-names; compare Blamire.
1632. Thomas Longmyre, of Claughton: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
Read More About This SurnameLongmire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,232 | 1:85,647 | 9,688 |
| Australia | 413 | 1:65,365 | 7,815 |
| Canada | 365 | 1:100,947 | 10,954 |
| England | 317 | 1:175,767 | 15,993 |
| Scotland | 44 | 1:121,678 | 7,769 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14 | 1:316,419 | 12,423 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 226 | 1:107,856 | 10,669 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 665 | 1:75,517 | 8,038 |
Longmire Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Longmire' a well-known Westmoreland surname, whence -mire is a common suffix to local place-names; compare Blamire.
1632. Thomas Longmyre, of Claughton: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
1698. Dorothy Longmire, alias Jackson, of Toner: ibid.
1738. Buried — John, s. William Longmire: St. Mary, Ulverston.
(Scandinavian) Dweller at the Long Marsh or Bog [Old Norse lang-r + mýr-r (Dano-Norwegian myre, Swedish myra), a bog, moor, marsh]
A location name in Westmorland.
Longmire Demographics
Average Longmire Salary in
United States
$39,833 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Longmire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Longmire Come From? nationality or country of origin
Longmire has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Longmire? popularity and diffusion
Longmire is the 88,717th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,346,304 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Longmire are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname Longmire is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 4,232 people, or 1 in 85,647. In The United States Longmire is most numerous in: Tennessee, where 14 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.
Longmire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Longmire has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Longmire surname expanded 636 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 140 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 4,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Longmire Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Longmire last name is principally Anglican (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Longmire surname are 17.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.32% registered with the political party.
The amount Longmire earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.68% less than the national average, earning $39,833 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.29% less than the national average, earning $39,602 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longmiere | 94 | 4 | / |
| Longmaire | 94 | 2 | / |
| Longmuire | 94 | 1 | / |
| Longmires | 94 | 1 | / |
| Longmirer | 94 | 0 | / |
| Longmre | 93 | 1 | / |
| Longmir | 93 | 1 | / |
| Logmire | 93 | 0 | / |
| Longmuir | 88 | 2,625 | / |
| Longmier | 88 | 49 | / |
| Longmare | 88 | 6 | / |
| Longmere | 88 | 4 | / |
| Lomgmire | 88 | 3 | / |
| Longmira | 88 | 3 | / |
| Longmirr | 88 | 2 | / |
| Longmiri | 88 | 2 | / |
| Longmeir | 88 | 2 | / |
| Longmyre | 88 | 1 | / |
| Langmire | 88 | 1 | / |
| Langmirie | 82 | 0 | / |
| Longmer | 80 | 5 | / |
| Logmiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Langmuir | 75 | 299 | / |
| Langmair | 75 | 112 | / |
| Langmoir | 75 | 54 | / |
| Langmeir | 75 | 11 | / |
| Lougmiri | 75 | 5 | / |
| Langmier | 75 | 1 | / |
| Loughmiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lagmiri | 67 | 976 | / |
| Langmer | 67 | 566 | / |
| Langmyr | 67 | 96 | / |
| Lagmiry | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laghmiri | 63 | 316 | / |
| Langmayr | 63 | 233 | / |
| Langmyhr | 63 | 24 | / |
| Lagmairi | 63 | 9 | / |
| Langmeer | 63 | 1 | / |
| Langmeyr | 63 | 0 | / |
| Langhmmer | 59 | 1 | / |
| Langhmerth | 56 | 1 | / |
| Lamgmer | 53 | 5 | / |
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