Longley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Longley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Longley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 466
Coal Miner 58
General Labourer 33
Agricultural Labourer 30
Domestic Servant 21
Labourer 21
Living On Her Own Means 20
Dress Maker 20
General Servant 20
General Servant Domestic 19
Living On Own Means 18
Joiner 16
Laundress 12
Farm Labourer 12
House Keeper 11
Gardener 11
Carpenter 10
Cotton Weaver 8
Blacksmith 8
Grocer Assistant 8
Errand Boy 8
Assistant 8
Tailor 8
Apprentice 7
Tailoress 7

Longley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Langley 86% 45,245
2 Longley 100% 17,650
3 Lingley 86% 3,105
4 Lungley 86% 790
5 Langly 71% 751
6 Longly 86% 248

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The surname Longley is the 2nd most popular variant of Langley.

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