Where does the last name long come from?

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Where does the last name long come from?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: ENGLISH ORIGIN

The history of the name long begins with the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. This Norman name was soon thereafter given to a a person who was tall, big, or lanky. The English long family is descended from a Norman noble of Preux in Normandy. The family name long became popular in England after the Norman Conquest, when William the Conqueror gave his friends and relatives most of the land formerly owned by Anglo-Saxon aristocrats.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Long, Longe and others.

First found in Wiltshire where they were seated from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Long who arrived in Boston in 1635; Edward Long, who settled in Virginia in 1649; Henry Long, who settled in Virginia in 1774; James Long, who settled in Virginia in 1642.

FRENCH ORIGIN

The name long belongs to the early history of France, in that much fought over region of Normandy. It is a product of the family's residency at Longueuil, in Normandy.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Delong, DeLong, Delon, Long, Lelong, Longin, Longet, Longuet, Longuay, Longueuil, Longeau, Longueau, Longeaux, Longueaux, Longeaud, Longaud, Longeret, Longueret and many more.

First found in Normandy, where the family established itself in early times.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jean Delon, who settled in Louisiana in 1720; M. de Longrais, who was living in Natchez, Louisiana in 1726; M. Delongrais, who settled in Louisiana in 1729.