Langston - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Langston \l(a)-ngs-ton, lan(g)-ston\ is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "long stone". Also possibly "long town" or "tall man's town". Author Langston Hughes.

Langston has 3 variant forms: Langsden, Langsdon and Langton.

Baby names that sound like Langston are Lancaster and Lankester.

Langston is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Langston. Click here to compare Langston with related baby names.