How common is the surname Longfellow?

2,089 people in the United States had the surname Longfellow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 147,796 Americans. It ranked 14,328th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Longfellow?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Longfellow identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Longfellow?

Malvina Longfellow, American actress (1889-1962), followed by Stephanie Longfellow.

Where is the surname Longfellow most common?

Wikidata records people named Longfellow in the United States.

Is the surname Longfellow getting more or less common?

More common. 2,079 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,089 in 2010, up 0.5%.

The surname Longfellow

A nickname surname, carried by 2,089 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex L521

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Longfellow is more common than 91.2% of them.

Origin

Originally a nickname for a tall person, from long + fellow.

Longfellow is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,089 people named Longfellow in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 147,796 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,079.

#14,328

rank among US surnames

2,089

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+0.5%

change since 2000 (was #13,429)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,328	Holleran	2,089	147,796
#14,332	Vicknair	2,088	147,867

Who is named Longfellow

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

92% of people named Longfellow identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Two or more races 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Longfellows

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Malvina Longfellow
American actress (1889-1962)
Stephanie Longfellow
American actress, born 1882

Questions

Where does the surname Longfellow come from?: Originally a nickname for a tall person, from long + fellow.
How common is the surname Longfellow?: 2,089 people in the United States had the surname Longfellow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 147,796 Americans. It ranked 14,328th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Longfellow?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Longfellow identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Longfellow?: Malvina Longfellow, American actress (1889-1962), followed by Stephanie Longfellow.
Where is the surname Longfellow most common?: Wikidata records people named Longfellow in the United States.
What type of surname is Longfellow?: Longfellow is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
Is the surname Longfellow getting more or less common?: More common. 2,079 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,089 in 2010, up 0.5%.