Dlugosch

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Dlugosch with the variants Longinus , Dlugossius , Dlugi , Długosz and Langosch is an old German family name .

Well-known namesake

  • Boris Dlugosch (* 1968), German house musician
  • Karl Langosch (1903–1992), German old Germanist, philologist and university professor
  • Jan Długosz ( Longinus , 1415–1480), Polish historian, diplomat and chronicler

meaning

Longinus comes from the Latin longus in German long.

origin

The name appears for the first time around 1300 in the Holy Roman Empire .

distribution

The seldom occurring family name Dlugosch or one of its variants can be found predominantly in West Germany . The name can also be found in territories of the former Kingdom of Prussia .