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There are approximately 42,272 people named Long in the UK. That makes it the 200th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 669 are named Long.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Nickname

Related and similar surnames

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Longed
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The Long surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

LONG. From stature ; a tall person. One of the family of Preux, an attendant on Lord Treasurer ITungerford, from his great height, acquired the sobriquet of Long Hemy. On his marriage to a lady of quality he trausj)osed this appellation to Heniy l-ong, and became the founder of the Longs of Wiltshire. Camden. The H.R. forms of the name are Lougus, Le Long, and Le Longe.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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