Longbone

English

Etymology

From long +‎ bone, a nickname for a particularly tall person.

Proper noun

Longbone (plural Longbones)

A surname transferred from the nickname.

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Longbone is the 22402^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 191 individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Longbone”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 457.

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