Langenberg
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Langenberg.
Proper noun
Langenberg (plural Langenbergs)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Langenberg is the 36154th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 620 individuals. Langenberg is most common among White (96.45%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Langenberg”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 390.
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as langenbergh in 1682. Compound of lang (“long, elongated”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Langenberg n
- A hamlet in Boxtel, North Brabant, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Langenberg n (proper noun, genitive Langenbergs or (optionally with an article) Langenberg)
- any of several places in Germany