Lange meaning | Last name Lange origin

Following is the meaning of Lange surname. Family name Lange is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Lange
No. of characters: 5
Origin: South Africa
Meaning: From Germany or Alsace-Lorraine, the name is a nickname designating a large man (lang = long).

Lange is used as a family name or surname in South Africa languages. Lange has 5 characters long in length.

Lange is common in South Africa country(ies).

Lange is ranked 2629 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Lange bearers increased by 3.359242 per cent in 2010 US census to 30984 since 2000, the surname slipped by 64 spots and ranked at 1132. The last name was found in around 105 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.7 95.09
Hispanic or Latino 2.51 1.57
Black 1.95 1.45
Others 1.37 1.12
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
1.08 0.46
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4 0.31

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Lange

How popular is Lange?

Lange is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany while Greenland is ahead in terms of density. Around 208267 people have been found who wears Lange as their family name. Lange is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
15,185 Nigeria9
51,441 Kyrgyzstan8
7,646 Japan7
48,950 Moldova6
101,066 Zimbabwe5
1,654 Haiti5
2,011 South Korea4
2,967 Vietnam3
8,993 Tunisia3
9,097 Wales3
19,452 Malaysia3
9,500 Ghana3
32,472 Azerbaijan3
30,723 Georgia3
9,077 Lithuania3
31,767 Greece2
15,591 Burkina Faso2
4,086 Angola2
5,217 Zambia2
3,940 Ethiopia2
4,367 Afghanistan2
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳

Immigrants to US

During the great famine, 56 years old immigrant Magdaline Lange who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on February 28, 1849 by Arrick put out from London. 24 years old Julius Lange, James Lange (19) Immigrant, Jen. Lange (40), Carpenter Patrick Lange, My. Lange, are others that migrated to US from Liverpool, Glasgow, Cork and Newry.

Comments :Letty Vannostrand Lange is a very rare surname, represents the caked form of angel, ancient name of religious character of baptism, from the Greek angelos messenger designer -can also the merchant in swaddling clothes or blankets.

Celebrities having Lange surname

Eric Lange, American television and movie actor
Eric Longbone, Lord of Langeland Eric I, Duke of Schleswig's son
Adeline Lange Actress
Adeline Lange Actress
Carl Lange Film actor
A. J. Langer Actress
Frank Langella Film actor
Aneta Langerová Singer
Frank Langella Film actor
George Langelaan Writer
Ali Lange Heidi Heitkamp's daughter
  • In 2015, Grayson Lange characterized the role of Tex,Austin,Mark in drama and horror flick ErOddity(s) 2.
  • In 1973, Rita de Lange played the role of Elise du Toit in drama movie Afspraak in die Kalahari.
  • Udo Lange characterized critical character of Robbi's father in 2008 drama film Schattenwelt.
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