Longstaff Surname

77,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Longstaff Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. The sobriquet of some sergeant, bailiff, catchpoll, or other officer of the law. Nicknames from the weapon or badge of office were very common; compare Shakespear, Wagstaff, and tipstaff.

William Longstaf, Norfolk, 1273.

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Longstaff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,9771:14,0102,067
United States6621:547,52145,313
Australia5821:46,3845,809
Canada3871:95,20810,366
New Zealand2381:19,0273,347
Argentina1471:290,77223,277
Scotland941:56,9564,742
Wales501:61,8915,534
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
France211:3,162,987209,042
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
China41:341,830,39216,990
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Isle of Man31:28,6073,614
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belize11:355,4743,977
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1021:11,5961,767
Scotland121:311,9359,798
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1351:371,99028,019

Longstaff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. The sobriquet of some sergeant, bailiff, catchpoll, or other officer of the law. Nicknames from the weapon or badge of office were very common; compare Shakespear, Wagstaff, and tipstaff.

William Longstaf, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Longstaff, Norfolk, 20 Edward III: History of Norfolk.

1660. Married — John Longstaffe and Elizabeth Blowe: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1748. — William Pricklowe and Barbara Longstaff: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

From Longstow; a location name in Cambridgeshire Or Longstock, Hampshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Longstaff has been a Darlington name since the reign of James I. (Long.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Longstaff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Longstaff is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Longstaff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 77,495th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,154,554 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Longstaff are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 66 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 3,977 people, or 1 in 14,010. In England Longstaff is most numerous in: Durham, where 23 percent reside, Tyne and Wear, where 13 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 6 percent reside. Barring England this last name is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Longstaff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Longstaff has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 490 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 783 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 5,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 57 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Longstaff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Longstaff surname is principally Methodist (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Longstaff surname are 12.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.21% registered with the party.

The amount Longstaff earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 46.66% less than the national average, earning 184,591 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 132.09% more than the national average, earning R 551,532 per year; in United States they earn 3.7% more than the national average, earning $44,747 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.45% more than the national average, earning $53,882 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Longstaffe95383/
Longstaf943/
Langstaff892,352/
Longstoff890/
Langstaffe8420/
Langstgaff842/
Langstaffs841/
Langstaf821/
Langstafe781/
Langstoff781/
Longstofe780/
Langstof710/
Langstow592/

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