Longdon

English

Etymology

From Old English lang (“long”) + dūn (“hill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɒŋdən/

Proper noun

Longdon (countable and uncountable, plural Longdons)

1. A village and civil parish in Lichfield district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0714).
2. A village and civil parish (served by Longdon, Queenhill and Holdfast Parish Council) in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8336).
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Longdon is the 74826^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 258 individuals. Longdon is most common among White (70.16%) and Black/African American (20.93%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• nongold