Longbone

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English

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Etymology

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From long +‎ bone, a nickname for a particularly tall person.

Proper noun

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Longbone (plural Longbones)

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Statistics

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  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Longbone is the 22402nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 191 individuals.

Further reading

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