How Many People Have the Last Name Long?

229,374

people had the surname Long in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 1,286 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#97

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

77.76

In 2010

Largest Group

79.9%

White

Change Since 2000

+2.6%

+5,880 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Long (79.9%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 12.1%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Long ranks #65. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 82.4% to 79.9%.

White 79.9%
Black 12.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Two or more races 2%
Hispanic or Latino 2.2%

📈 Change Since 2000

Long grew from 223,494 people in 2000 to 229,374 in 2010 (up 2.6%), and its rank fell from #86 to #97. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 82.85 to 77.76 people per 100,000.

20002010
People223,494229,374
Rank#86#97
Per 100,000 people82.8577.76

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Long

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#94Sanders230,374
#95Patel229,973
#96Myers229,895
#97Long229,374
#98Ross229,368
#99Foster227,764
#100Jimenez227,118

👤 Long as a First Name

Long is a first name too: about 1,831 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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