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
School 871
Private Means 60
General Labourer 57
Labourer 56
Coal Miner Hewer 53
Farm Labourer 52
General Servant (domestic) 43
Dressmaker 40
None 36
Domestic Servant 35
Laundress 33
Bricklayer 30
At Home 29
House Painter 28
At School 27
Shop Assistant 27
House Keeper 26
Scholar 24
Dress Maker 22
Farmer 22
Assisting In The Business 19
Carman 19
Labourer General 19
No Occupation 19
Clerk 18

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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