Longbone
English edit
Etymology edit
From long + bone, a nickname for a particularly tall person.
Proper noun edit
Longbone (plural Longbones)
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
Statistics edit
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Longbone is the 22402nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 191 individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Longbone”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 457.