The Long surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 229,374 people carried this name — #97 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,290 people counted. That is up 3% from 223,494 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Long surname
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 隴／陇 (Lǒng).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Long» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 91 births for the Long name in 1890.
They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Munster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 4,000 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Cork, Dublin, Limerick, Kerry, and Donegal.”
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,347 people named Long.
203 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 75 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
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 472 people named Long 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
181 people named Long live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 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 Poland’s population register
40 people named Long have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 133 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 37 people named Long 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 Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
345 people named Long are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
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) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Long in American newspapers,
1895–1935.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 16,223,535 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Long,
with a public archive behind them.
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Long Jinguang 1863–1917 · politician -
Long Jiguang 1867–1925 · military leader -
Long Jianzhang 1872– · politician -
Long Yun 1884–1995 · politician -
Kalaya Sophonpanich 1940– · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 332 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Long.
- Lombard 5,873 · U.S. census
- Lombardi 14,227 · U.S. census
- Lombardini 139 · U.S. census
- Lombardo 15,598 · U.S. census
- Lombardy 262 · U.S. census
- Lomont 116 · U.S. census
- Longchamp 209 · U.S. census
- Longchamps 186 · U.S. census
- Longe 789 · U.S. census
- Longer 249 · U.S. census
- Longhi 502 · U.S. census
- Longin 132 · U.S. census
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