How common is the surname Langdon?

8,794 people in the United States had the surname Langdon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,109 Americans. It ranked 4,041st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Langdon?

Harry Langdon, American actor and comedian (1884–1944), followed by John Langdon.

Where is the surname Langdon most common?

Wikidata records people named Langdon in the United States.

Is the surname Langdon getting more or less common?

More common. 8,723 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,794 in 2010, up 0.8%.

Is Langdon also a first name?

Yes. Langdon is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Langdon

An English place surname, carried by 8,794 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L523

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Langdon is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English lang + dun (“hill”).

Langdon is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,794 people named Langdon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,109 Americans. That is up 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,723.

#4,041

rank among US surnames

8,794

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+0.8%

change since 2000 (was #3,734)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,032	Clouse	8,809	35,049
#4,035	Southard	8,808	35,053
#4,036	Basham	8,806	35,061
#4,037	D'Angelo	8,802	35,077
#4,038	Raney	8,801	35,081
#4,039	Lehmann	8,799	35,089
#4,040	Worthy	8,795	35,105

Who is named Langdon

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Langdon identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Langdons

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Harry Langdon
American actor and comedian (1884–1944)
John Langdon
American politician and Founding Father (1741-1819)
Trajan Langdon
American basketball player (born 1976)
Lillian Langdon
American actress (1860–1943)
Stephen Herbert Langdon
American Assyriologist (1876-1937)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Langdon

Langdon has the Soundex code L523, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L523.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Langdon come from?: From Old English lang + dun (“hill”).
How common is the surname Langdon?: 8,794 people in the United States had the surname Langdon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,109 Americans. It ranked 4,041st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Langdon?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Langdon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Langdon?: Harry Langdon, American actor and comedian (1884–1944), followed by John Langdon.
Where is the surname Langdon most common?: Wikidata records people named Langdon in the United States.
What type of surname is Langdon?: Langdon is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Langdon getting more or less common?: More common. 8,723 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,794 in 2010, up 0.8%.
Is Langdon also a first name?: Yes. Langdon is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.