As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

gp LANG. A common prefix to names of places which have become surnames, as in Langhourne, Langshaw, Laugton, Laugridge, Langford, Langdale, i.e., respectively, the long stream,- wood, -enclosure, -ridge, -ford, -dale.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Surname type: Nickname

Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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