Last Name LANGSTAFF

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Nickname: The sobriquet of some sergeant, bailiff, catchpoll, or other officer of the law. Nicknames from the weapon or badge of office were very common, like Shakespear, Wagstaff, etc.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 28,648 (2000 US census) 23,677 (1990 US census)
Count 783 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 87.74%, or 687 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 3.96%, or 31 total occurrences, as black,
  • 1.15%, or 9 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.92%, or 15 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.04%, or 16 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 3.19%, or 25 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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