Longton Surname

281,264th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Longton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Longton,' a chapelry in the parish of Penwortham, Lancashire, five miles from Preston; compare Langton.

Evan Longton, of Ormskirk, 1597: Wills at Chester.

William Longton, 1602: Preston Guild Rolls.

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Longton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6311:574,42047,094
England3971:140,34813,648
Australia1221:221,27621,136
Belgium1141:100,84815,329
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Chile251:704,65916,160
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4211:57,8996,817
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:418,48930,805

Longton (33) may also be a first name.

Longton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Longton,' a chapelry in the parish of Penwortham, Lancashire, five miles from Preston; compare Langton.

Evan Longton, of Ormskirk, 1597: Wills at Chester.

William Longton, 1602: Preston Guild Rolls.

Jacob Longton, glover, 1642: ibid.

Katherin Longton, of Wyersdale, widdow, 1617: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

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

Territorial. A different name from Langton, which see. Symon de Longetona witnessed homage of Duncan, earl of Fife to the abbot of Dunfermline, 1316, and John of Loktone was charter witness in Dunfermline, 1456 (RD., 348,448). Wautier de Longeton of Edinburghshire rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 199).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Longton; or Dwel­ler at the Long Enclosure or Village [Old English long, lang + tún] The Lancashire Longton (13th cent. Longeton, Laugeton) is ‘a straggling place, about 2 miles in length.’ The Stafford­shire Longton was Longeton in the 14th cent., Langeton in the 13th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Lancashire, Staffordshire.

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

Longton, Longworth, and Lonsdale are the names of townships and parishes in the county.

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

Longton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Longton (Russian: Лонгтон) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Longton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Longton is the 281,264th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 5,311,622 people. Longton is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Longton live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 33 people.

Longton is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 631 people, or 1 in 574,420. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 24 percent are found, New York, where 7 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Longton occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Longton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Longton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Longton last name expanded 526 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 6 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 44 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Longton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Longton are 0.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.6% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Longton earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.2% less than the national average, earning R 165,876 per year; in United States they earn 15.18% more than the national average, earning $49,699 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.08% more than the national average, earning $58,666 CAD per year.

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Longton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Longton in the Russian language
Лонгтонlongton-

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