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
Scholar 501
Agricultural Labourer 160
Labourer 76
House Servant 64
Farm Labourer 54
At Home 49
Dress Maker 40
Servant 35
Laundress 24
Annuitant 23
Shoe Maker 23
Coal Miner 23
Errand Boy 21
General Servant 21
Pauper 18
Gardener 17
Scholar At Home 17
Carpenter 16
Ag Labourer 13
Labourer's Wife 13
Shoe Binder 11
House Keeper 11
Nurse 11
Blacksmith 10
Clerk 10

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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