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
Living On Own Means 101
General Labourer 97
General Servant Domestic 58
Dress Maker 55
Scholar 54
Agricultural Labourer 45
Cook Domestic 38
Laundress Wash 33
Domestic Servant 31
Housemaid Domestic 27
Carpenter 25
Coal Miner Hewer 25
Farmer 25
Charwoman 21
Bricklayer 20
Dressmaker 20
Dock Labourer 19
House Keeper Domestic 19
House Maid Domestic 18
Servant Domestic 18
Butcher 17
Coal Hewer 16
Tailoress 15
Brick Layer 14
School 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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