Explore the Family Name Langman

The meaning of Langman

1. English: variant of Longman, a cognate of 2 below. 2. Americanized form of German Langmann, and a variant of the same Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname: nickname for a tall person, a variant of Lang, with the addition of the suffix Middle High German man, German Mann ‘man’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Hymie, Yaron.

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How common is the last name Langman in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Langman has seen slight decreases from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was the 31,167th most popular surname in the United States with 704 people bearing it. By 2010, it had dropped to the 35,447th spot and the count reduced to 635, marking a decrease of 9.8%. The proportion per 100k also diminished by 15.38% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,167	#35,447	-13.73%
Count	704	635	-9.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.22	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Langman

When it comes to ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Langman identify as White, although there has been a small decline in this group from 96.16% in 2000 to 93.07% in 2010. There is no record of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, 0.94% identified as Asian/Pacific Islander. The proportion of those identifying as two or more races saw a slight increase from 2.13% to 2.36%. Meanwhile, the percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase from 0.99% in 2000 to 3.15% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.16%	93.07%	-3.21%
Hispanic	0.99%	3.15%	218.18%
Two or More Races	2.13%	2.36%	10.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.94%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%