Langshaw is a locational surname from Dumfriesshire. The name has English origins, meaning "Dweller at the Long Wood", from the Old English words and . Lang- is a common prefix for place names that have become surnames meaning "long", and -shaw is an ending for many such names, meaning "woodland". Langshaw may also be a variant of Longshaw.
Notable people with this surname include: John Langshaw (1725–1798), English organist and an organ-builder John Langshaw Austin (1911–1960), English philosopher of language Maxwell Langshaw (born ), Australian cyclist (born 1938), Australian singer Stanley Langshaw (1901–1936), English rugby player
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