How common is the surname Langer?

7,506 people in the United States had the surname Langer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,133 Americans. It ranked 4,724th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Langer?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Langer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Langer?

Susanne Langer, American philosopher (1895–1985), followed by Robert S. Langer, Jr..

Where is the surname Langer most common?

Wikidata records people named Langer in the United States, Austria and Australia and 2 other countries.

Is the surname Langer getting more or less common?

More common. 6,929 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,506 in 2010, up 8.3%.

The surname Langer

A German surname, carried by 7,506 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L526

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Langer is more common than 97.1% of them.

Origin

German origin

From German Langer (“a surname”, literally “a tall man”).

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,506 people named Langer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,133 Americans. That is up 8.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,929.

#4,724

rank among US surnames

7,506

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+8.3%

change since 2000 (was #4,679)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,721	Friesen	7,512	41,100
#4,722	Toomey	7,510	41,111
#4,723	Ault	7,509	41,117
#4,724	Parikh	7,506	41,133

Who is named Langer

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

95% of people named Langer identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Langers

16 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Susanne Langer
American philosopher (1895–1985)
Robert S. Langer, Jr.
American biomedical engineer, born 1948
A. J. Langer
American actress (born 1974)
Michael Langer
Austrian association football player, born 1985
William Langer
American politician (1886–1959)
Ludy Langer
American swimmer, 1893–1984
Justin Langer
Australian cricketer and coach, born 1970
Verónica Langer
Argentine-born Mexican actress, born 1953
Gilda Langer
Austrian actress (1896–1920)
Walter Charles Langer
American psychoanalyst (1899-1981)
Marie Langer
Argentinian psychiatrist & psychoanalyst (1910–1987)
Ellen J. Langer
American psychologist, born 1947

Notable Langers come mostly from the United States (10), Austria (3) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Langer

Langer has the Soundex code L526, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L526.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Langer come from?: From German Langer (“a surname”, literally “a tall man”).
How common is the surname Langer?: 7,506 people in the United States had the surname Langer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,133 Americans. It ranked 4,724th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Langer?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Langer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Langer?: Susanne Langer, American philosopher (1895–1985), followed by Robert S. Langer, Jr..
Where is the surname Langer most common?: Wikidata records people named Langer in the United States, Austria and Australia and 2 other countries.
Is the surname Langer getting more or less common?: More common. 6,929 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,506 in 2010, up 8.3%.