Langenberg

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Langenberg.

Proper noun

Langenberg (plural Langenbergs)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Langenberg is the 36154^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 620 individuals. Langenberg is most common among White (96.45%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Langenberg”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 390.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as langenbergh in 1682. Compound of lang (“long, elongated”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑ.ŋə(n)ˌbɛrx/
• Hyphenation: Lan‧gen‧berg

Proper noun

Langenberg n

1. A hamlet in Boxtel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Langenberg n (proper noun, genitive Langenbergs or (optionally with an article) Langenberg)

1. any of several places in Germany

Derived terms

• langenbergensis