Longwell

English

Alternative forms

• Langwell

Etymology

Anglicized form of a Norman habitational surname, from a village in Normandy called Longueville-sur-Scie, from Medieval Latin longa villa (“long village”).

Proper noun

Longwell (plural Longwells)

1. A surname from Norman.

Related terms

• Longwell Green

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Longwell is the 14148^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2124 individuals. Longwell is most common among White (95.95%) individuals.

References

• François de Beaurepaire (préf. Marianne Mulon), Les noms des communes et anciennes paroisses de la Seine-Maritime, Paris, A. et J. Picard, 1979, 180 p. 95.

Further reading

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