Longfellow

English

Etymology

Originally a nickname for a tall person, from long +‎ fellow.

Proper noun

Longfellow (plural Longfellows)

A surname transferred from the nickname.

Derived terms

Longfellowian

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Longfellow is the 14328^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2089 individuals. Longfellow is most common among White (92.2%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Longfellow”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 457.

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