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Definition: A descriptive surname given to an unusually tall individual, from the Old English "lang" or "long," meaning long or tall. LANGE is a common German variant, while LANG is more prevalent in Scotland and northern England. LONG is another common English variant.
Surname Origin:
English, Scottish, German
Alternate Surname Spellings:
LANGE, LONG, LUNG
More Resources for the Surname LANG :
Surname Finder - LANG Genealogy & Family Resources LANG Surname & Family Mailing List LANG Family Genealogy Forum FamilySearch - LANG Genealogy German Genealogy Cousin Connect - LANG Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - LANG Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - LANG Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997. Looking for the meaning of a given name? Check out
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
