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Langham History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

United States Australia New Zealand West Indies

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Langham History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
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Ireland
Wales

There are many Irish surnames being used today in forms that are quite different than their original, ancient forms. Langham originally appeared in Gaelic as Ó Longain, which is derived from the word long, which means tall. 1

Early Origins of the Langham family

The surname Langham was first found in Down (Irish:An Dún) part of the Province of Ulster, in Northern Ireland, formerly known as county St Mirren, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Langham family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Langham research. Another 94 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1689 and 1758 are included under the topic Early Langham History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Langham Spelling Variations

Just like the English language, the Gaelic language of Ireland was not standardized in the Middle Ages. Therefore, one's name was often recorded under several different spellings during the life of its bearer. Spelling variations revealed in the search for the origins of the Langham family name include Langan, Longan, Langen, Longen, O'Lonagain, Langhan, Langin, O'Langane, O'Longane, O'Langan and many more.

Early Notables of the Langham family

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Langham Ranking

In the United States, the name Langham is the 5,579^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 2

Langham migration to the United States +

Death and immigration greatly reduced Ireland's population in the 19th century. For the native Irish people poverty, hunger, and racial prejudice was common. Therefore, thousands left their homeland to seek opportunity in North America. Those who survived the journey and the quarantine camps to which they arrived, were instrumental towards building the strong developing nations of the United States and the future Canada. By far, the largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. These were employed as construction or factory workers. An examination of passenger and immigration lists has shown early immigrants bearing the name Langham:

Langham Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Christopher Langham, who arrived in New York in 1633
Christopher Langham, aged 26, who landed in New York in 1633 3
George Langham, who arrived in Maryland in 1652-1658 3
Phillip Langham, who landed in Virginia in 1658 3

Langham Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

James Langham, who arrived in Virginia in 1700 3

Langham Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Langham, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1869 3

Langham migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Langham Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Samuel Langham, English convict who was convicted in Leicester, Leicestershire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Claudine" on 20th May 1821, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 4
Miss Mary Langham, English convict who was convicted in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Fanny" on 14th July 1832, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 5
William Langham, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Psyche" in 1849 6
James Langham, aged 20, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Mallard" 7
Mr. John Langham, English convict who was convicted in London, England for 10 years, transported aboard the "Clyde" on 11th March 1863, arriving in Western Australia, Australia 8

Langham migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Langham Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Thomas Langham, aged 33, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Bombay" in 1865 9
Catherine Langham, aged 31, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Bombay" in 1865 9
Mary Ann Langham, aged 5, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Bombay" in 1865 9
Thomas Langham, aged 2, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Bombay" in 1865 9

Langham migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 10

Langham Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Francis Langham, who settled in Barbados in 1664

Contemporary Notables of the name Langham (post 1700) +

Wallace Langham (b. 1965), American actor and director, known for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), The Larry Sanders Show (1992) and Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Jonathan Nicholas Langham (1861-1945), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania (1909-1915)
Elias Langham (1749-1830), American politician, land surveyor and soldier, Member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1803-1806)
James Wallace Langham II (b. 1965), American actor
Derald George Langham (1913-1991), American agricultural geneticist
Franklin Langham (b. 1969), American professional (PGA) golfer
Antonio Langham (b. 1972), American professional (NFL) football player
Jonathan Nicholas Langham (1861-1945), American Republican politician, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 27th District, 1909-15; Common Pleas Court Judge in Pennsylvania 40th District, 1915-29 11
John S. Langham, American politician, U.S. Consul in Chihuahua, 1830-42 11
John D. Langham, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Orleans County, 1922 11
... (Another 18 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 17th February 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/claudine
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 29th September 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/fanny
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) PSYCHE 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849PsycheRegister.htm
South Australian Register Thursday 26th April 1855. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Mallard 1855. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/mallard1855.shtml
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 25th February 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/clyde
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 7th November 2010). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html