Longstreeth Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Longstreeth Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the lang strother,' i.e. the long marsh; v. Strother, a North-English and Border name. The last syllable seems to have been dropped in modern times.

Richard Langstrothyr, sup.

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Longstreeth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:2,321,58686,519
United States91:40,273,215872,126
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Longstreeth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the lang strother,' i.e. the long marsh; v. Strother, a North-English and Border name. The last syllable seems to have been dropped in modern times.

Richard Langstrothyr, sup. for B.C.L., 1448: Register of the University of Oxford.

William Langstrother, 1450: ibid.

John Langstreth, of Forsbancke, parish of Tatham, 1676: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

'Private Langstroth, of the Canadian team, was a winner of 15 in the shooting for the Queen's Prize at Wimbledon, July. 10, 1887': Standard, July 20, 1887.

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

Longstreeth Last Name Facts

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

Longstreeth has its highest incidence in England. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Longstreeth? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Longstreeth is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Longstreeth are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 2,321,586. In England it is primarily found in: Surrey, where 42 percent live, Gloucestershire, where 29 percent live and Cambridgeshire, where 17 percent live. Apart from England it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live.

Longstreeth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Longstreeth has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Longstreeth surname grew 240 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Longstreeth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Longstreeth last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Longstreeth earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 76.63% more than the national average, earning $76,214 USD per year.

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