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 865
Agricultural Labourer 152
Labourer 125
Domestic Servant 62
General Servant 50
Dress Maker 48
Coal Miner 44
Laundress 36
Servant 34
Annuitant 31
Shoe Maker 26
Gardener 23
Nurse 20
Carpenter 19
House Keeper 19
Housemaid 18
Stone Mason 18
Joiner 16
Dressmaker 15
Bricklayer 14
Tailor 14
Woollen Cloth Weaver 14
Grocer 13
Cook 13
Milliner 12

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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