Longnecker
Longnecker is a surname of Swiss German origin.[http://genealogy.familyeducation.com/surname-origin/longenecker "Longenecker."] Genealogy: Family Education. Accessed on July 6, 2012. It is an alternate spelling of Langenecker,[http://genealogy.familyeducation.com/surname-origin/longnecker "Longnecker"] Genealogy: Family Education. Accessed on July 6, 2012. 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.[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tqpeiffer/Documents/Surnames/DKPS/Longenecker/Longenecker%20DKPS.htm "Longenecker Surname Family Genealogy"] Accessed on July 6, 2012.
As a surname, Longnecker may refer to:
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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
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