Longmire Family History
Longmire Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a minor place in the parish of Windermere (Westmorland) named with Old Scandinavian langr ‘long’ + mýrr ‘mire bog’. Americanized form of German Langmeier or of any of its variants: distinguishing name for a tenant farmer (see Meyer ) whose farm held the name Lang or who was of a tall stature.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022