Langr Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Ask a genealogist about Langr and the first name they will mention is Langer. Taken at its root, Langr points to “Tall person”.

Spelling and variants

Without the “e” of Langer, Langr is a simpler written form of the same name. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

How common is Langr?

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Langr, so the heraldry linked to Langer is a starting point, not an automatic right.

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