Langley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Langley Name Meaning: Habitational for any one of a number of places with this name. Old English lang 'long' + leah 'glade'.

The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin & possibly from the female personal name 'Langlif' meaning lang 'long' + lif 'life'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Langley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Langley family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 178
Independent 94
Female Servant 91
Labourer 77
Male Servant 44
Farmer 31
Shoe Maker 21
Gardener 16
Carpenter 14
Shoemaker 11
Porter 10
Blacksmith 9
Tailor 9
Ag Lab 9
Surgeon 8
Butcher 8
Clerk 8
Mason 8
Coalminer 8
Servant 7
Coal Miner 7
Bricklayer 7
Laundress 7
Brick Layer 7
Ag Labourer 7

Langley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Langley 100% 45,245
2 Longley 86% 17,650
3 Lingley 86% 3,105
4 Lungley 86% 790
5 Langly 86% 751
6 Longly 71% 248

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The surname Langley is the most popular version of all its varients

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