Longfield Family History

Longfield Surname Meaning

English: habitational name from one or more of the numerous places called with Old English lang ‘long’ + feld ‘open country’ such as Longfield in Kent, Longfield in Todmorden, Yorkshire, and Longfield Wood in Laughton, Sussex. Compare Langfield.

English: in some cases, possibly also a variant of Longville, a habitational name from Longueville-la-Gifart, now Longueville-sur-Scie (Seine-Maritime), brought to England by the Normans.

Americanized form (translation into English) of German and Danish Langfeldt or its German variant Langfeld.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

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12K	Census and Voter Lists
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Where is the Longfield family from?

You can see how Longfield families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Longfield family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Longfield families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 218 Longfield families living in Yorkshire. This was about 64% of all the recorded Longfield's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Longfield families in 1891.

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What did your Longfield ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Retired and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Longfield. 34% of Longfield men worked as a Retired and 79% of Longfield women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Longfield were general labourer water and Unpaid domestic dutie.

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We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Retired

34%

Iron moulder

23%

fish fruit hawker

23%

general labourer water

23%

Unpaid domestic duties

79%

Private means

Unpaid domestic

Unpaid domestic dutie

What Longfield family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 12K census records available for the last name Longfield. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Longfield census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 1K immigration records available for the last name Longfield. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 1K military records available for the last name Longfield. For the veterans among your Longfield ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Longfield lifespan?

Between 1948 and 2004, in the United States, Longfield life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1948, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Longfield in 1948 was 47, and 70 in 2004.

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Longfield Surname Meaning

English: in some cases, possibly also a variant of Longville, a habitational name from Longueville-la-Gifart, now Longueville-sur-Scie (Seine-Maritime), brought to England by the Normans.

Americanized form (translation into English) of German and Danish Langfeldt or its German variant Langfeld.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Longfield family from?

What did your Longfield ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Retired

34%

Iron moulder

23%

fish fruit hawker

23%

general labourer water

23%

Unpaid domestic duties

79%

Private means

Unpaid domestic

Unpaid domestic dutie

What Longfield family records will you find?

What is the average Longfield lifespan?

Between 1948 and 2004, in the United States, Longfield life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1948, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Longfield in 1948 was 47, and 70 in 2004.

Longfield Family History

Longfield Surname Meaning

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What did your Longfield ancestors do for a living?

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What is the average Longfield lifespan?

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Longfield Surname Meaning

48,000 record(s) for Longfield

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Where is the Longfield family from?

What did your Longfield ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Longfield family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

You've only scratched the surface of Longfield family history

What is the average Longfield lifespan?

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