Lange (, rarely ; German: ) is a surname derived from the German word ''lang'' "long".

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 62.4% of all known bearers of the surname ''Lange'' were residents of

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

, 16.7% of the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

, 3.4% of

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...

, 2.5% of

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

, 2.3% of

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

, 1.9% of

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

, 1.3% of

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ...

, 1.2% of Australia, 1.0% of

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

and 1.0% of the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:504) in the following states:Lange surname distribution
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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in po ...

(1:151) * 2.

Brandenburg Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an area of 29,480 sq ...

(1:230) * 3.

Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it th ...

(1:249) * 4.

Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...

(1:276) * 5.

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within ci ...

(1:283) * 6.

Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sc ...

(1:296) * 7. Bremen (1:335) * 8.

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

(1:362) * 9.

Thuringia Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million. Erfurt is the capital and lar ...

(1:365) * 10.

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

(1:399)

People

* Alex Lange (born 1995), American baseball pitcher * Algot Lange (1884 – after 1941), Swedish explorer * André Lange (born 1973), German bobsledder * Andrew E. Lange (1957–2010), U.S. astronomer *

Antoni Lange Antoni Lange (1863 – 17 March 1929) was a Polish poet, philosopher, polyglot (15 languages), writer, novelist, science-writer, reporter and translator. A representative of Polish Parnassianism and symbolism, he is also regarded as belonging ...

(1863–1929), Polish poet *

Artie Lange Artie is a masculine given name, usually a diminutive of Arthur. Notable people with the given name include: People * Artie Bettles (1891–1971), Australian rules footballer * Artie Butler (born 1942), American popular music arranger, songwriter ...

(born 1967), U.S. comedian and ''Stern Show'' regular * Bill Lange (disambiguation) * Carl Lange (disambiguation) * Christian Lange (born 1967), German politician * Christian Lous Lange (1869–1938), Norwegian politician and Nobel Prize winner * Dagmar Lange (1914–1991), Swedish crime novel writer using the pen name Maria Lang aka "Poshs" * Darren Lange (born 1971), freestyle swimmer from Australia *

David Lange David Russell Lange ( ; 4 August 1942 – 13 August 2005) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 32nd prime minister of New Zealand from 1984 to 1989. Lange was born and brought up in Otahuhu, the son of a medical doctor. He became ...

(1942–2005), former Prime Minister of New Zealand (surname pronounced as ''long-ee'') * David Hadley Lange (born 1947), Canadian politician for Saskatchewan *

Dorothea Lange Dorothea Lange (born Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn; May 26, 1895 – October 11, 1965) was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Great Depression, Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administratio ...

(1895–1965), U.S. photographer *

Eric Lange Eric Lange (born February 19, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for his work on television, where he has appeared in a wide variety of both supporting and leading roles. Lange played the recurring roles of Stuart Radzinsky on the ''ABC'' ...

(born 1973), American actor *

Friedrich Albert Lange Friedrich Albert Lange (; 28 September 1828 – 21 November 1875) was a German philosopher and sociologist. Biography Lange was born in Wald, near Solingen, the son of the theologian, Johann Peter Lange. He was educated at Duisburg, Zürich ...

(1828–1875), German philosopher * Gustav Lange (1830–1889), German composer * Hans-Dieter Lange (1926-2012), German TV journalist * Harry Lange (1930–2008), German illustrator and production designer for ''2001: A Space Odyssey'' *

Helene Lange Helene Lange (9 April 1848 in Oldenburg – 13 May 1930 in Berlin) was a pedagogue and feminist. She is a symbolic figure of the international and German civil rights feminist movement. In the years from 1919 to 1921 she was a member of the ...

(1848-1930), German activist *

Helmut Lange Helmut Lange IC was a German World War I flying ace credited with nine aerial victories. World War I Helmut Lange served in Jagdstaffel 26 during World War I. He scored nine aerial victories there,The Aerodrome website page on Lange http://www.t ...

, World War I

flying ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually co ...

* Henrik Lange (1908–2000), Swedish lieutenant general *

Herbert Lange Herbert Lange (29 September 1909 – 20 April 1945) was an '' SS-Sturmbannführer'' and the commandant of Chełmno death camp until April 1942; leader of the ''SS Special Detachment Lange'' conducting the murder of Jews from the Łódź Ghetto. ...

(1909–1945), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant and Holocaust perpetrator * Hope Lange (1933–2003), U.S. film actress * Ina Lange (1846—1930), Finnish writer, pianist and music historian * Jakob Emanuel Lange (1864–1941), Danish mycologist *

Jessica Lange Jessica Phyllis Lange (; born April 20, 1949) is an American actress. She is the 13th actress to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, having won two Academy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award, along with a Screen Actors ...

(born 1949), U.S. film actress *

Jim Lange James John Lange (; August 15, 1932 – February 25, 2014) was an American game show host and disc jockey. He was known to listeners in the San Francisco and Los Angeles radio markets with stints at several stations in both markets, racking u ...

(1932–2014), American game show host *

Joep Lange Joseph Marie Albert "Joep" Lange (; 25 September 1954 – 17 July 2014) was a Dutch clinical researcher specialising in HIV therapy. He served as the president of the International AIDS Society from 2002 to 2004. He was a passenger on Malays ...

(1954-2014), Dutch clinical researcher specialising in HIV therapy * Johan Lange (1818–1898), Danish botanist * Johann Joachim Lange (1670-1744), German Protestant theologian and philosopher *

Johann Peter Lange Johann Peter Lange (; 10 April 1802 in Sonnborn (now a part of Wuppertal) – 9 July 1884, Bonn), was a German Calvinist theologian of peasant origin. Biography He was born at Sonnborn near Elberfeld, and studied theology at Bonn (from 1822) ...

(1802–1884), German Protestant theologian * John Lange, pen name of Michael Crichton (1942–2008), American author, producer, director, and screenwriter * John E. Lange (born 1949), "United States Avian Influenza and Pandemic Ambassador" * Johnny Lange (1905–2006), songwriter, author and publisher *

Joseph Lange Joseph Lange (Würzburg, 1 April 1751 – Vienna, 17 September 1831) was an actor and amateur painter of the 18th century. Through his marriage to Aloysia Weber, he was the brother-in-law of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Life His first marriage, ...

(1751–1831), Vienna actor and painter, brother-in-law to Mozart * Julius Lange (1817-1878), German landscape painter * Julius Lange (1838-1896), Danish art historian *

Lange (musician) Stuart Langelaan (born 4 June 1974), stage name Lange, is a British DJ and record producer. Career Lange was born in Shrewsbury. His career began in 1997, signing his first recording contract with Additive Records in the UK. Early popularity wa ...

(Stuart Langelaan), British DJ * Lola Lange (1922–2013), Canadian feminist *

Ludwig Lange (physicist) Ludwig Lange (born 21 June 1863 in Gießen; died 12 July 1936 in Weinsberg) was a German physicist. Biography He was the son of the philologist and archaeologist Ludwig Lange and his wife Adelheide Blume. He studied mathematics, physics, and al ...

(1863-1936), German physicist *

Ludwig Lange (architect) Ludwig Lange (22 March 1808– 31 March 1868) was a German architect and landscape designer. Life He was the son of a court official and began his training as an architect in 1823 under church designer Georg August Lerch. From 1826 to 1830, he ...

(1808-1868), German architect and landscape designer * Ludwig Lange (philologist) (1825-1885), German philologist and archaeologist * Marilyn Lange (born 1952), 1975 Playboy Magazine Playmate Of The Year *

Max Lange Max Lange (August 7, 1832, Magdeburg – December 8, 1899, Leipzig) was a German chess player and problem composer. Chess career In 1858–64, Lange was an editor of the ''Deutsche Schachzeitung'' (German Chess Newsletter). He was a founder of ...

(1832-1899), German chess player *

Michael Lange Michael Lange (born March 1, 1950) is an American television director and record producer. Biography Early life Born and raised just outside New York City,

(born 1950), American television director and music producer *

Morten Lange Knud Morten Lange (24 November 1919 – 10 November 2003) was a Danish mycologist and politician. He was son the mycologist Jakob E. Lange. He was professor of botany at the University of Copenhagen 1958-1989 and university vice chancellor 1976– ...

(1919–2003), Danish mycologist and politician *

Mary Elizabeth Lange Mary Elizabeth Lange, OSP (born Elizabeth Clarisse Lange; c. 1789 – February 3, 1882) was a Black Catholic religious sister who founded the Oblate Sisters of Providence, the first African-American religious congregation. She was also, via t ...

(Mother Mary Lange) (1784–1882), foundress of Oblate Sisters of Providence * Norah Lange (1905–1972), Argentine author * Oliver Lange (1927–2013), life-long pen name of American novelist John Warren Wadleigh, author of ''Vandenberg'' *

Oscar V. Lange Oscar Victor Lange (1853–1913) was a leading photographer and occasional landscape painter in the San Francisco Bay Area of California during the late 19th century. His work is typically credited as "O.V. Lange". Lange was born on June 6, 1853 ...

(1853–1913), U.S. photographer * Oskar R. Lange (1904–1965), Polish economist and diplomat * Patrick Lange (born 1981), German conductor *

Robert John "Mutt" Lange Robert John "Mutt" Lange (born 11 November 1948) is a South African record producer and songwriter, mainly known for his work in rock music as well as his previous marriage to Canadian singer Shania Twain, for whom he wrote and produced several ...

(born 1948), record producer *

Rudolf Lange Rudolf Lange (18 April 1910 – 23 February 1945) was a German SS functionary and police official during the Nazi era. With the invasion of the Soviet Union, he served in '' Einsatzgruppe A'' before becoming a commander in the ''Sicherheitsdiens ...

(1910 – after 1945), Nazi German SS officer, Holocaust perpetrator, and attendee at the Wannsee Conference * Samuel Gotthold Lange (1711-1781), German poet *

Santiago Lange Santiago Raúl Lange (born September 22, 1961 in San Isidro, Argentina) is an Argentine Olympic sailor and a naval architect. Sailing career He studied Naval Architecture at Southampton Collage of Higher Education (now known as Solent Universi ...

(born 1961), Argentine Olympic sailor *

Simone Lange Simone Lange (born 24 October 1976) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has served as elected mayor of Flensburg since 2017. Early life and career Lange grew up in Rudolstadt and completed her Abitur in 1995. After ...

(born 1976), German politician (SPD) *

Ted Lange Theodore William Lange III (; born January 5, 1948) is an American actor, director and screenwriter best known for his roles as bartender Isaac Washington in the TV series ''The Love Boat'' (1977-1986), and Junior in ''That's My Mama'' (1974-197 ...

(born 1948), U.S. actor * Thomas Lange (disambiguation) * Thor Lange (disambiguation) * Ulrich Lange (born 1969), German politician * Vincent Lange (born 1974), German volleyball player * Wilfried Lange (1910-1993), German chess master

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