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

Langness, 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 Langness surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Langness in America

Langness is the 57914th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Langness surname appeared 351 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 Langness.

We can also compare 2010 data for Langness 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 Langness

The surname Langness has its origins in the Isle of Man, a small island located in the Irish Sea between Great Britain and Ireland. The name can be traced back to the Viking Age, around the 9th to 11th centuries, when the island was under the control of Norse settlers.

Langness is derived from the Old Norse words "langr" meaning "long" and "nes" meaning "headland" or "promontory." It likely referred to a long, narrow peninsula or headland on the Isle of Man, possibly the Langness Peninsula in the south of the island.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Manx Book of Deeds, a collection of legal documents from the late 13th century. In this text, a person named Iohannes de Langenesse is mentioned, indicating the surname's use during the medieval period.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the surname Langness was found scattered across various records in the Isle of Man, including parish registers and court documents. Notable individuals bearing this name include William Langness, a merchant and landowner born in 1612, and Margaret Langness, a prominent figure in the local community in the late 1600s.

In the 18th century, the name Langness appears in connection with the Manx military, with John Langness (1734-1812) serving as a captain in the Manx Militia during the Napoleonic Wars. Another notable figure was Robert Langness (1789-1868), a respected scholar and linguist who contributed significantly to the study of the Manx language.

As the Isle of Man became more connected with the wider world, the surname Langness began to spread beyond its initial geographic boundaries. In the 19th century, Thomas Langness (1822-1898), a merchant and entrepreneur, established successful business ventures in Liverpool, England, while his contemporary, William Langness (1828-1906), was a respected lawyer and judge in Dublin, Ireland.

Other notable individuals with the surname Langness include: Eleanor Langness (1875-1956), a pioneering educator and advocate for women's rights in the United States; Sir James Langness (1892-1972), a British diplomat and ambassador to several countries; and Michael Langness (1920-2004), a renowned artist and sculptor based in New York City.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Langness

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

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 Langness 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 Langness 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 Langness was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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