Explore the Family Name Longie

The meaning of Longie

Americanized form of French Langer. It is most common among the Spirit Lake Tribe of the Dakota Sioux Native American people in ND. History: The progenitor of the Longies was François Langer, a Frenchman who in the first half of the 19th century married a Sioux (Dakota) woman.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Longie" has seen a significant increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 49,767th most common in the United States, but by 2010, it had climbed up to rank 41,426, marking an improvement of 16.76%. In terms of frequency, the count of people with this surname grew from 396 in 2000 to 525 in 2010, a substantial growth of 32.58%. This means that for every 100,000 people in the U.S., the proportion named Longie increased from 0.15 to 0.18 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,767	#41,426	16.76%
Count	396	525	32.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.18	20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Longie

When considering the ethnicity associated with the surname Longie based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the highest percentage is linked to American Indian and Alaskan Native heritage, though it decreased slightly from 64.14% in 2000 to 62.1% in 2010. The percentage of individuals with this surname identifying as White also slightly decreased from 30.05% in 2000 to 29.33% in 2010. Interestingly, there was a noticeable increase in those identifying as being of two or more races, going from 5.3% in 2000 to 7.24% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of the surname Longie among Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or Black populations during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
American Indian and Alaskan Native	64.14%	62.1%	-3.18%
White	30.05%	29.33%	-2.4%
Two or More Races	5.3%	7.24%	36.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%