Langston

Where Langston comes from

From Old English lang (“long, tall”) + stan (“stone”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Langston
Along the way
  1. 1902
    Langston Hughes born
    American writer and social activist
  2. 1912
    First appearance
    #2,269 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1991
    Langston Galloway born
    American basketball player
  4. 2016
    Peak, #652
    405 babies named Langston — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Langston Hughes · American writer and social activist, 1902–1967
  • Langston Galloway · American basketball player, born 1991
  • Langston Hall · American basketball player, born 1991
  • Langston Uibel · German actor, stage actor and film actor, born 1998
  • Langston Walker · American football player, born 1979

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.