Langhorne

English

Etymology

From Middle English lang (“long”) + horn (“horn”), a nickname for a horn blower or possibly a cuckhold, or it may have referred to some physical characteristic. It could also be a variant of Langthorne, a habitational surname.

Proper noun

Langhorne (countable and uncountable, plural Langhornes)

1. A surname from Middle English.
2. A borough of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Langhorne is the 22173^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1165 individuals. Langhorne is most common among Black/African American (56.05%) and White (38.71%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Langhorne”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 390.

Anagrams

• horn angle