Longbone
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From long + bone, a nickname for a particularly tall person.
Proper noun[edit]
Longbone (plural Longbones)
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
Statistics[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Longbone”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 457.