The lang Surname
lang Name Meaning and History
- Scottish, English, Dutch, German, Danish, Swedish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a tall person, from Older Scots, Middle English, Middle Dutch, Middle German, and Danish lang ‘long’, Swedish lång.
- Hungarian: from láng ‘flame’, hence probably a nickname for a passionate person, or a man with a fighting spirit. Alternatively it may be an indirect occupational name for a smith or someone who worked with fire.
- Chinese
: from the name of a place called
Lang City in the state of Lu, founded during the Spring and Autumn
period (722–481 bc) by a grandson of the ruler. His
descendants lived there and adopted Lang as their surname.
- Vietnamese (Lãng): unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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