The surname Langmuir was first found in East Dunbartonshire at Langmuir, near Kirkintilloch, a town and former royal burgh about 8 miles (13km) northeast of Glasgow. Alternatively the name could have been derived from Longmore, near Ayr. 1 One of the first records of the name was Elice de la Longmore and Robert de Langemore of Ayrshire who rendered homage to King Edward I in his invasion of Scotland in 1296. 1
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Early History of the Langmuir family
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Langmuir Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Langmore, Langmuir, Langmoor, Langmuire, Longmuir, Longmore, Longmuire and many more.
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Early Notables of the Langmuir family
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Migration of the Langmuir family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Langmore settled in Plymouth in 1620; Anne Longmore settled in Virginia in 1739; John Longmore arrived in Philadelphia in 1876.
Contemporary Notables of the name Langmuir (post 1700)
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Alexander Duncan Langmuir (1910-1993), American epidemiologist, best known for creating the Epidemic Intelligence Service
Irving Langmuir (1881-1957), American scientist, Nobel Prize-winning chemist and physicist, developer of the Langmuir probe
John D. Langmuir, American politician, Delegate to New Hampshire State Constitutional Convention from Nashua 1st Ward, 1948 2
Roddy Langmuir (b. 1960), British alpine skier at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Sean Langmuir (b. 1967), British alpine skier at the 1992 Winter Olympics
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