Longstaff

English

Etymology

From long +‎ staff, perhaps a metonymic occupational surname for a tipstaff or beadle or, alternatively, a nickname for a tall, thin man.

Proper noun

Longstaff (plural Longstaffs)

1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Longstaff is the 45253^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 473 individuals. Longstaff is most common among White (94.71%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Longstaff”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 458.