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Early Origins of the Longshore family

The surname Longshore was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Longshore family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Longshore research. Another 173 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1299, 1357, 1371 and 1417 are included under the topic Early Longshore History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Longshore Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Longchamp, Longchamps, Longuechamp, Longuechamps, Longchampe, Longchampes, Longuechampe, Longuechampes, de Longchamp, de Longchamps, de Longchampe, de Longchampes, de Longuechamp, de Longuechamps, de Longuechampe, de Longuechampes, Longcham, Longchams, Longuecham, Longuechams, Longchampp, Longchamppe, Longchampps and many more.

Early Notables of the Longshore family

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Longshore Ranking

In the United States, the name Longshore is the 12,791st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Longshore family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Louis Longchamps, who settled in New York State in 1775.


Contemporary Notables of the name Longshore (post 1700) +

  • Nate Longshore (b. 1986), American Arena football quarterback in the Arena Football League
  • Private William H. Longshore (1841-1909), American soldier in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War
  • William L. Longshore Jr., American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1960 2
  • William L. Longshore, American Republican politician, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1956-61; Candidate for U.S. Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1956; Candidate for Governor of Alabama, 1958 2
  • James H. Longshore, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1944 2
  • Adolphus Parker Longshore (b. 1854), American politician, Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1920, 1921 2


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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