Longdon
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English
Etymology
From Old English lang (“long”) + dūn (“hill”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Longdon (countable and uncountable, plural Longdons)
- A village and civil parish in Lichfield district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0714).
- A village and civil parish (served by Longdon, Queenhill and Holdfast Parish Council) in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8336).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Longdon is the 74826th 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.