Longnecker is a surname of Swiss German origin. [1] It is an alternate spelling of Langenecker, [2] a habitational name for a person from any of several places called Langeneck, a name derived from Old High German lang, which means "long", and egga, which means "corner". [1]
There are many spelling variations, most commonly Longenecker, Longaker, Longenencker, Langnecker, Longacker and Langenecker. [3]
As a surname, Longnecker may refer to:
- Henry Clay Longnecker, member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- G. William Longenecker, Executive Director and co-creator of the Arboretum at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Richard Longenecker, American Biblical Scholar
- Bruce Longenecker
- Mervin Longnecker, chief petty officer in Let's Go Navy!
- Longnecker, character in Listen to Me
- Longnecker, character in No Deposit, No Return
- Miss Longnecker, character in O. Henry's The Skylight Room
- ^ a b "Longenecker." Genealogy: Family Education. Accessed on July 6, 2012.
- ^ "Longnecker" Genealogy: Family Education. Accessed on July 6, 2012.
- ^ "Longenecker Surname Family Genealogy" Accessed on July 6, 2012.
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Longnecker is a surname of Swiss German origin. [1] It is an alternate spelling of Langenecker, [2] a habitational name for a person from any of several places called Langeneck, a name derived from Old High German lang, which means "long", and egga, which means "corner". [1]
There are many spelling variations, most commonly Longenecker, Longaker, Longenencker, Langnecker, Longacker and Langenecker. [3]
As a surname, Longnecker may refer to:
- Henry Clay Longnecker, member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- G. William Longenecker, Executive Director and co-creator of the Arboretum at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Richard Longenecker, American Biblical Scholar
- Bruce Longenecker
- Mervin Longnecker, chief petty officer in Let's Go Navy!
- Longnecker, character in Listen to Me
- Longnecker, character in No Deposit, No Return
- Miss Longnecker, character in O. Henry's The Skylight Room
- ^ a b "Longenecker." Genealogy: Family Education. Accessed on July 6, 2012.
- ^ "Longnecker" Genealogy: Family Education. Accessed on July 6, 2012.
- ^ "Longenecker Surname Family Genealogy" Accessed on July 6, 2012.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.