Find out how popular the last name Langhans is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Langhans.

Langhans, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Langhans surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Langhans in America

Langhans is the 48160th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Langhans surname appeared 439 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Langhans.

We can also compare 2010 data for Langhans to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Langhans

The surname Langhans originated in Germany during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old German words "lang" meaning "long" and "hans" which was a nickname for Johannes or John. The name likely referred to a person who was tall or lanky in stature.

Langhans is considered a Low German name, indicating it originated in the northern regions of Germany. The earliest recorded spelling variants include Langenhans, Langhanse, and Langhansen. These spellings appeared in various records and chronicles from the 13th to 16th centuries in areas like Westphalia, Lower Saxony, and Schleswig-Holstein.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Johann Langhans, a merchant and alderman in the city of Lübeck during the late 15th century. In the 16th century, Matthias Langhans was a prominent Lutheran theologian and scholar who taught at the University of Rostock.

During the 17th century, the Langhans name appeared in several parish registers and tax records across northern Germany. Notable individuals from this time include Hans Langhans, a master woodcarver from Bremen, and Dietrich Langhans, a wealthy landowner in the region of Mecklenburg.

In the 18th century, Johann Joachim Langhans (1735-1807) was a renowned architect who designed several notable buildings in Berlin, including the Brandenburg Gate. His son, Carl Ferdinand Langhans (1782-1869), followed in his footsteps and became a respected architect in his own right.

Another prominent individual with the Langhans surname was Friedrich Wilhelm Langhans (1832-1892), a German painter and illustrator known for his works depicting scenes from the Franco-Prussian War.

The Langhans name continues to be present in Germany, particularly in the northern states, although it is not among the most common surnames in the country today.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Langhans

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Langhans.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Langhans was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Langhans has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Langhans was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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