As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

LONGVAL. Fr. loiig, and obs. val, the long vale or valley — a local surname common in France, and corrupted among us to Loogvale, Longwall, Lougwell, &c.

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


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