Langston

English

Etymology

From Old English lang (“long, tall”) + stan (“stone”).

Proper noun

Langston

1. A habitational surname from Old English.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A town in Jackson County, Alabama, United States.
4. A town in Logan County, Oklahoma, United States.
5. The old spelling of Langstone, Hampshire, England.
   • 1946 May and June, G. A. Sekon, “L.B.S.C.R. West Coast Section—3”, in Railway Magazine, page 148:

     The bridge carrying the railway from the mainland to the island at Langston has an opening span for the passage of ships, and is the only feature of note on the branch.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Langston is the 1,816^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19,742 individuals. Langston is most common among White (71.65%) and Black (22.41%) individuals.

References

• Langston railway station on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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