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

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Langley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Langley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,065
General Labourer 100
Agricultural Labourer 99
Coal Miner 95
Domestic Servant 62
Dress Maker 48
Labourer 47
Farmer 42
General Servant Domestic 41
Living On Own Means 41
Laundress 35
Living On Her Own Means 33
General Servant 26
Farm Labourer 23
Carpenter 20
Gardener 19
Clerk 19
Butcher 18
Painter 17
House Keeper 17
Tailor 16
Blacksmith 16
Grocer 16
Errand Boy 16
Cotton Weaver 16

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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