Langan
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Longáin (“descendant of Longán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of long (“tall”) or long (“ship”), thus a nickname for a seafarer.
Proper noun[edit]
Langan (plural Langans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Langan is the 6769th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4982 individuals. Langan is most common among White (91.13%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Langan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 389.