Longstone Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Longstone Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Longstone; or Dweller at the Long Stone or Rock [Old English long, lang + stán]

Longstone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:994,96549,531
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Longstone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Longstone; or Dweller at the Long Stone or Rock [Old English long, lang + stán]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Longstone Last Name Facts

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

The last name Longstone is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Longstone? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,273,756th most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Longstone reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 80 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 994,965. In England it is most numerous in: South Yorkshire, where 54 percent are found, Lincolnshire, where 20 percent are found and Derbyshire, where 13 percent are found. Aside from England it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Longstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Longstone has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Longstone last name grew 127 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Longston9492/
Langstone89719/
Langstonee840/
Langston8229,776/
Liuingstone805/
Langstong7812/
Langstonc782/
Laungston781/
Langstony781/
Langsston781/
Llangston781/
Leungston780/
Longstani780/
Lankston71234/
Langstan717/
Langstom712/
Lancston711/
Lamgston711/
Lanxston710/
Langstang674,077/
Langstant671/
Lanxton6353/
Lankstan591/
Lankstom590/
Langstamg561/

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Longstone Reference & Research

Logsdon/Logston FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Longstone
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