The langan Surname

langan Name Meaning and History

Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Longáin ‘descendant of Longán’, a personal name probably derived from long ‘tall’, or perhaps from the homonymous long ‘ship’ (and so originally a byname for a seafarer). Sometimes Leonard is used as an equivalent.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The langan name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the langan family name as far back in history as possible.

langan Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of langan Families in the US in 1920

Number of langan families

74-145

25-73

1-24

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Langans in Scranton Pa	Rosellen Verrastro	0
Langans, N.D, Canada, Ireland	Jodi Langan	23
find my family	Derek Langan	8
Aussie Langan's	Jarrod Langan	3
Briget Langan	louissackman	0
Langans in Liverpool	M Keith Abel	1
Marshall, MO	Carol	4
Mary Langan was conformation sponsor in Scranton, PA 1920	patmontero25	0
Fredirick Hevey Langan	Patricia Hevey Cook	4
LANGAN/KENNELLY/IRELAND/NEBRASKA	cris	3

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