Longboy

Longboy Meaning & Origin

About Longboy
The surname Longboy is of English origin and is believed to be a descriptive name for someone who was tall or had a long physique. The name is derived from the Middle English word "long" meaning "long" and "boy" which referred to a servant or young male. Therefore, the surname Longboy likely originated as a nickname or occupational name for a tall or lanky individual.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Longboy is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Longboy: 148
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 117,480
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Longboy based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Longboy is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LNKP
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L05210
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L AO1 NG B OY2
🌐 IPA
/longboy*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LNKP', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L521

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Longboy in Braille

Here's how to represent Longboy in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Longboy in braille

How to sign the name Longboy using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Longboy using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Longboy in sign language

Numerology