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Where did the Scottish lang family come from? What is the Scottish lang family crest and coat of arms? When did the lang family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the lang family history?
The name lang comes from the ancient Anglo-Norman culture of Scotland and Britain. It was a name for a person who was considered long and tall. Of the many surnames in Scotland, the surname lang is considered among etymologists to be one of the oldest. It belongs to a broad and miscellaneous class of surnames. As a nickname surname lang could refer either directly or indirectly to a characteristic of the first person who used the name. They can describe the bearer's favored style of clothing, appearance, habits, or character.
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- First settlers to North America
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Lang, Lange, Laing, Layng, Loynachans and others.First found in at Berwyke in Berwickshire, where William Lange rendered homage to King Edward I in 1296. A few years later in 1341, Adam Lang was listed in an inquest of land in Aberdeenshire. Walter Lang was the burgess of Edinburgh in 1381 and 1392. Robert Lang was chaplain to Duncan, Earl of Lennox between 1394 and 1398. The name occurs in Old English charters as early as 972 A.D, e.g., "Aetheric thes langa," and the name means 'long' or 'tall'.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early notables!
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Our PDF Extended History includes the Life In Ireland!
Some of the lang family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 53 words(4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name lang. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
lang Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Robert Lang, came to Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1620
lang Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Abm Lang, who arrived in New York in 1709
- Eke Lang, who arrived in New York in 1709
- Hans Wolf Lang, who landed in New York in 1709
- Johan Lang, who arrived in New York in 1709
- Morits Lang, who landed in New York in 1709
lang Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Nathaniel Lang, aged 36, arrived in New York in 1812
- Ob Lang, who arrived in New Hampshire in 1812
- Oh Lang, who landed in Virginia in 1812
- Abraham Lang, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1812
- Beltran Lang, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1816
lang Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Lina Lang, who arrived in America in 1934
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- David Lang (b. 1957), American composer awarded the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Music
- Fritz Lang (1890-1976), Austrian/American film director
- Stephen Lang (b. 1952), American actor and co-artistic director of the famed Actor's Studio at its headquarters in New York City
- Paul Henry Lang (b. 1901), Hungarian-born pianist who became editor of the "Musical Quarterly"
- Anton Lang (b. 1913), American plant physiologist, and winner of many awards
- Eugene M. "Gene" Lang (b. 1919), American philanthropist who founded REFAC Technology Development Corporation in 1951 and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Serge Lang (1927-2005), French-born American mathematician awarded the Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition in 1999
- Brigadier-General John Walton Lang (1883-1967), American Military Attaché to Argentina (1941-1945)
- Andrew Lang (1844-1912), British writer and anthropologist, best known for his fairy tales
- Cosmo Gordon Lang (1864-1945), English (Scottish born) churchman, Archbishop of York (1908-28), Archbishop of Canterbury (1928-42), created Baron Lang of Lambeth in1942
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- The Lang, Meyer, Longtin, Goussett Lines by Gloria Lang Smethers.
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- Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
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