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 1,288
Agricultural Labourer 126
Labourer 82
Coal Miner 68
General Labourer 64
Domestic Servant 63
General Servant 63
Dress Maker 59
Laundress 52
Bricklayer 32
Carpenter 29
Annuitant 26
Farm Labourer 24
No Occupation 22
Servant 21
Charwoman 18
Painter 18
Bricklayer Labourer 17
General Servant Domestic 17
None 17
Shoe Maker 17
Boot Maker 16
Stone Mason 16
Farmers Son 15
Joiner 14

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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