Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
LONGFELLOW
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
LONGFELLOW. 1. Originally applied to a tall person. 2. An ingenious etymologist has derived it fi-om the Fr. surname Longuevilliers. The Poet's ancestors are said to have emigrated to America from Yorkshire.
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English