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    The surname Langford

    An English place surname, carried by 19,208 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex L521

    Langford: #1,870 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Langford #1,870, 19,208 people Langford: #1,870 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Langford #1,870, 19,208 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Langford is more common than 98.8% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    Two main origins: * From Old English lang (“long”) + ford (“ford”). * The village in Nottinghamshire may derived from an Old English personal name *Landa + ford.

    Langford 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 19,208 people named Langford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 16,074 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,650.

    #1,870
    rank among US surnames
    19,208
    people in 2010
    6.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3%
    change since 2000 (was #1,763)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #1,861Aranda19,29815,999
    #1,862McCracken19,28716,008
    #1,863Hyatt19,28016,014
    #1,864Hanley19,24016,047
    #1,865Arriaga19,23616,050
    #1,866Engle19,22616,059
    #1,867Story19,21816,065

    Who is named Langford

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

    79% of people named Langford identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 79%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 16%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Langfords

    6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Katherine Langford
      Australian actress (born 1996)
    • Josephine Langford
      Australian actress, born 1997
    • Frances Langford
      American singer and actress (1913–2005)
    • Keith Langford
      American basketball player (born 1983)
    • Romeo Langford
      American basketball player (born 1999)
    • Larry Langford
      American mayor (1946-2019)

    Notable Langfords come mostly from the United States (4) and Australia (2).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Langford

    Langford has the Soundex code L521, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L521.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Langford come from?
    Two main origins: * From Old English lang (“long”) + ford (“ford”). * The village in Nottinghamshire may derived from an Old English personal name *Landa + ford.
    How common is the surname Langford?
    19,208 people in the United States had the surname Langford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,074 Americans. It ranked 1,870th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Langford?
    In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Langford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Langford?
    Katherine Langford, Australian actress (born 1996), followed by Josephine Langford.
    Where is the surname Langford most common?
    Wikidata records people named Langford in the United States and Australia.
    What type of surname is Langford?
    Langford is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Langford getting more or less common?
    More common. 18,650 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,208 in 2010, up 3.0%.