Longton is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Longton
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: The name is taken in Belgium, its Meaning is unclear. We are reduced to fairly heroic assumptions, such as long ton, meaning thunder along, or the long tom (along grave!).

How popular is Longton?

Longton is ranked 248075 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Longtons plummeted by 13.11475 per cent to 371 since 2000 and slipped by 8547 spots and ranked at 55386. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.72 93.44
Hispanic or Latino 4.85 3.51
Others 1.35 2.34
Longton is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in England. Around 1292 people have been found who wears Longton as their family name. Longton is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
720,003 Russia4
16,136 Kenya3
24,766 Scotland2
6,266 Luxembourg2
62,864 New Zealand1
18,969 Wales1
172,258 Germany1
1,704,541 India1
81,201 Switzerland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
75,883 Canada37
86,938 Spain14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
13,232 Chile63
29,438 Belgium52
Countries with hundreds of Longton:
44,203 United States618
15,738 England360
19,364 Australia132

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman Thomasm. Longton from Ireland aboard the Andrew Foster from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 20 years old when he arrived in USA on August 14, 1849.

Longton Namesakes

  • Arturo Longton, Chilean Politician
  • Arturo Longton, Chilean Politician

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