Explore the Family Name Langness

The meaning of Langness

Norwegian: rare variant, and an Americanized form, of Langnes, a habitational name from any of several farmsteads named Langnes, from lang ‘long’ + nes ‘headland, point’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Sig.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Langness has grown in the United States from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Langness was ranked as the 60,887th most common surname and by 2010, it had risen to be the 57,914th most common. This represents a growth rate of 4.88%. The number of individuals carrying this surname also increased during this period from 309 to 351, representing a growth of 13.59%. The proportion per 100k people also experienced growth, increasing by 9.09% between 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,887	#57,914	4.88%
Count	309	351	13.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.12	9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Langness

In terms of ethnicity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the Langness surname is predominantly associated with individuals of white ethnic identity. In 2000, 93.53% of those with the Langness surname identified as white, which slightly decreased to 93.16% by 2010. During the same decade, there was an increase in those who identified as Hispanic, growing from 2.91% in 2000 to 3.70% in 2010, a change of 27.15%. There were no recorded instances of the Langness surname being associated with individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in either 2000 or 2010. Those identifying as two or more races represented 2.27% in 2000; however, this number dropped to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.53%	93.16%	-0.4%
Hispanic	2.91%	3.7%	27.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.27%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%