Long Family Tree research resources
Dig into the past of the Long Genealogy using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family Tree !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 19428 people with the Long surname? In that year Long was ranked number 188 for popularity in the UK. |
Long records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Long family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Historical References
"LONG. A surname descriptive of the stature of the original bearer. Johannes Longus who witnessed a grant to the Hospital of Soltre, c. 1180-1214 (Soltre, p. 5) is doubtless the Johannes Longus who witnessed the grant of Gillemoristun oy Richard de Morevil, a. 1189 (REG., p. 39), and c. 1180 a charter by Euerard de Pencathlan to Kelso (Kelso, 370). William Longus held land near Lyntonrothrik (?c. 1200) (RHM., i, 3), Adam Long appears in Dumfriesshire, c. 1259 (Bain, i, 2176; APS., i, p. 88), Gregory le Long was a burgess of Dundee in 1268 (Balmerinoch, p. 25), and c. 1350 William Long witnessed confirmation of Snawdoun to Dryburgh (Drybwgh, 232). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Long Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Long Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Long family tree.
Study Long Parish Records at Find My Past.
Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Long family name using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Long family records.
Check out MyHeritage for Long family data.
Investigate the LDS Database for records of the Long family.
Research the Long surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Long Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 25047 people with the Long surname in the UK? Long is now ranked number 202 for popularity in the UK. |
Long Family Tree Databases
Study WikiTree for user contributed Long family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Long data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Study MyTrees for information on the Long family and people looking to contact living Long relations.
Check out GENi for Long family records.
Find your Irish Long relatives on findmypast.ie
Long Forums
Research the Long surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 279519 people with the Long surname in the USA? Long is ranked number 71 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Long Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on the Long family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Long surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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