Hi, I'm looking for the origins & meaning, of surname; "Long" (French/Scandinavian??) (Gaelic= Ship, But is not listed as in the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs) Thanks

LONG (English, French, & Irish) 1. English and French: a tall man, from Old English "lang, long" (long, tall). 2. Irish: Anglicized form of "O'Longain" (descendant of "Longan"), a personal name probably derived from either "long", meaning tall, or from "long" ship (and so originally meaning a seafarer). ---Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. Barbara ritacjk wrote: >Hi, >I'm looking for the origins & meaning, >of surname; >"Long" > >(French/Scandinavian??) > >(Gaelic= Ship, >But is not listed as in the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs) > >Thanks > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > >