Longden

English

Etymology

From Old English lang (“long”) + denu (“valley”).

Proper noun

Longden (countable and uncountable, plural Longdens)

1. A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England, south-west of Shrewsbury (OS grid ref SJ4406).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Longden is the 44193^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 487 individuals. Longden is most common among White (96.1%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Longden”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 457.

Anagrams

• Glendon, endlong