# Langston

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #30,859

## Definitions
1. A habitational surname from Old English.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A town in Jackson County, Alabama, United States.
4. A town in Logan County, Oklahoma, United States.
5. The old spelling of Langstone, Hampshire, England.

## Etymology
From Old English lang (“long, tall”) + stan (“stone”).

## Easily confused with
- **Langton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/langston-vs-langton)
- **Langdon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/langdon-vs-langston)

## Common misspellings (13)
`alngston`, `lagnston`, `langgston`, `langsotn`, `langsston`, `langstno`, `langstonn`, `langstton`, `langtson`, `lanngston`, `lansgton`, `llangston`, `lnagston`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/langston