Longwell

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Anglicized form of a Norman habitational surname, from a village in Normandy called Longueville-sur-Scie, from Medieval Latin longa villa (long village).

Proper noun

Longwell (plural Longwells)

  1. A surname from Norman.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Longwell is the 14148th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2124 individuals. Longwell is most common among White (95.95%) individuals.

References

  • François de Beaurepaire (préf. Marianne Mulon), Les noms des communes et anciennes paroisses de la Seine-Maritime, Paris, A. et J. Picard, 1979, 180 p. 95.

Further reading

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