Langdown
English
editEtymology
editHabitational surname from a minor place in Devon, from Old English lang (“long”) + dūn (“hill”). Compare Langdon which shares the same etymology.
Proper noun
editLangdown (plural Langdowns)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
edit- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Langdown is the 10809th most common surname in England, belonging to 542 individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Langdown”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 389.
- Forebears