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 707
Agricultural Labourer 176
Labourer 59
Servant 45
House Servant 42
Coal Miner 32
Dress Maker 27
Laundress 26
Shoe Maker 22
General Servant 21
Brick Layer 16
House Keeper 16
Tailor 16
Wife 15
Carpenter 15
Gardener 14
Carter 14
Blacksmith 14
Butcher 13
Nurse 13
House Maid 13
Domestic Servant 12
Lace Maker 11
Milliner 11
Cook 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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The surname Langley is the most popular version of all its varients

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