Longnecker Explained

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".

There are many spelling variations, most commonly Longenecker, Longaker, Longenencker, Langnecker, Longacker and Langenecker.^[3]

As a surname, Longnecker may refer to:

People

• 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

Fictional characters

• 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

Notes and References

1. http://genealogy.familyeducation.com/surname-origin/longenecker "Longenecker."
2. http://genealogy.familyeducation.com/surname-origin/longnecker "Longnecker"
3. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tqpeiffer/Documents/Surnames/DKPS/Longenecker/Longenecker%20DKPS.htm "Longenecker Surname Family Genealogy"