Longwell
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English
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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)
- A surname from Norman.
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Longwell is the 14148th 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 458.