100%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. LANG-stən [key·IPA] Meaning & History From an English surname, itself from a place name, derived from Old English lang "long" and stan "stone". A famous bearer was the American author Langston Hughes (1901-1967). PopularityDetails Last ranked #750 in 2021 United States Categories earth, Harlem Renaissance, sizes