Longden
English
Etymology
From Old English lang (“long”) + denu (“valley”).
Proper noun
Longden (countable and uncountable, plural Longdens)
- A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England, south-west of Shrewsbury (OS grid ref SJ4406). [1]
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Longden is the 44193rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 487 individuals. Longden is most common among White (96.1%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Longden”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 457.
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