Explore the Family Name Longway

The meaning of Longway

1. Americanized form of French Langevin. 2. Possibly also English: topographic name from Middle English long ‘long’ + weye ‘way, road’, or a habitational name from some minor place so named; Longway Bank in Derbyshire, however, is named from Old English lang ‘long’ + hōh ‘hill spur’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Longway has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 53,556th most popular surname and dropped to the 56,836th position by 2010, showing a change of -6.12%. The count of individuals with this last name also declined slightly from 362 to 359 during the same period, representing a -0.83% change. Additionally, the proportion per 100k individuals decreased by -7.69%, indicating a small decline in prevalence.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,556	#56,836	-6.12%
Count	362	359	-0.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Longway

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Longway, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals identify as White. This population saw a small decrease from 94.75% in 2000 to 92.48% in 2010. Meanwhile, the Hispanic population with the same surname saw a significant increase from 1.66% to 3.06%, marking an 84.34% change. There were no recorded individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native for both years. However, there was a new category in 2010 where 2.23% of individuals identified as belonging to two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.75%	92.48%	-2.4%
Hispanic	1.66%	3.06%	84.34%
Two or More Races	0%	2.23%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%