Langdown

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Devon, from Old English lang (“long”) + dūn (“hill”). Compare Langdon which shares the same etymology.

Proper noun

Langdown (plural Langdowns)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Langdown is the 10809^th most common surname in England, belonging to 542 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Langdown”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 389.
• Forebears