The Langer surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,506 people carried this name — #4,724 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 39,400 people counted. That is up 8% from 6,929 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Langer surname
From German Langer (“a surname”, literally “a tall man”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Langer» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Poland’s population register
1,936 people named Langer have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 2,704 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
426 people named Langer live in Switzerland.
They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 415 people named Langer.
73 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 43 départements, most often Loiret.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 356 people named Langer live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 279 people named Langer live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
151 people named Langer is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Langer in American newspapers,
1919.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 208,839 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Langer,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johannes Langer d. 1560 · writer
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Robert Langer d. 1939 · politician
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Therese Langer d. 1873 · actor
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Bożena Langer d. 1944 · seamster
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Franz Langer d. 1872 · entrepreneur
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Ester Langer d. 1942 · seamster
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Langer.
- Langel 1,108 · U.S. census
- Langelier 529 · U.S. census
- Langella 497 · U.S. census
- Langellier 182 · U.S. census
- Langenbach 486 · U.S. census
- Langenfeld 1,111 · U.S. census
- Langevin 2,825 · U.S. census
- Langham 3,684 · U.S. census
- Langin 256 · U.S. census
- Langlais 1,518 · U.S. census
- Langle 207 · U.S. census
- Langlo 134 · U.S. census
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