Given name & surname
Langdon
“from the long hill”
Langdon is a variant of Landon. One English interpretation is “from the long hill.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Langdon is a variant of Landon. One English interpretation is “from the long hill.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Langdon is a variant of Landon. An origin associated with Landon is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Langdon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,166
- 1,156 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −61%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 33 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 887 as a first name in 2020; 8,400 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Langdon’s family of names
Langdon has a related form in Landon.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Langdon
- Langdon ChevesAmerican politician (1776-1857)
- Langdon WarnerAmerican explorer (1881–1955)
- Langdon Elwyn MitchellAmerican playwright (1862–1935)
- Langdon GilkeyAmerican theologian (1919-2004)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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