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The name De langen is derived from the Old German word "lang," which means "long;" it is supposed that it may have been a nickname for a very tall person. There is a town of Langen in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany, and the surname may have come from the place name.
The surname De langen was first found in border areas between the Netherlands, Westphalia and Lower Saxony.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our De langen research. Another 178 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1184, 1291, 1350, 1519, 1567, 1711, 1733, 1764, 1824, 1828, 1835, 1848, 1875 and 1930 are included under the topic Early De langen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Lange, Langer, Lang, Langen, de langen and others.
From this era of Dutch history, those of this who distinguished themselves included Samuel Gotthold Lange (1711-81), who was a poet and translator. The knight Karl Heinrich von Lang (1764-1835) was a German historian and private secretary...
Another 36 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early De langen Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Robert Lang, who was the first of the Langs to arrive in the New World. He came to Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1620. Johann Lange came to St. Christopher in 1635. A number of Langs emigrated to England and/or America in 1709.