Lancley Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Lancley Surname User-submission:

this is an Anglo-Saxon surname, meaning 'at Langley', multiple locations around England. It is derived from the words lang, meaning 'long', and ley, leah, meaning 'wood' or 'clearing'. The surname means 'long wood/clearing'.

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Lancley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:844,21344,691
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515

Lancley Surname Meaning

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this is an Anglo-Saxon surname, meaning 'at Langley', multiple locations around England. It is derived from the words lang, meaning 'long', and ley, leah, meaning 'wood' or 'clearing'. The surname means 'long wood/clearing'.

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Lancley Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lancley Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Lancley has its highest incidence in England. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lancley.

How Common Is The Last Name Lancley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,255,512th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname Lancley is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Lancley live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 844,213. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 41 percent live, Kent, where 30 percent live and Surrey, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and Gibraltar, where 1 percent live.

Lancley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lancley has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Lancley last name expanded 183 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lancley Last Name Statistics demography

Lancley earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.58% less than the national average, earning $25,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lancelley881/
Lansley861,216/
Lanclee865/
Lanchly861/
Lancler861/
Llancle861/
Lanchle860/
Lankley860/
Lancelle801,297/
Landsley8011/
Lonckley800/
Lanclett800/
Loncle771,478/
Lankle771/
Lansly771/
Lancla771/
Lankly771/
Lansle770/
Loncly770/
Lancelles7558/
Landcelle752/
Lanciller751/
Lanchelle750/
Lanclas71195/
Lankler7151/
Lamsley7131/
Landsly7121/
Lansler7110/
Lonkley711/
Lanslee711/
Lonclei711/
Lonsley711/
Lanslie710/
Launsly710/
Lainsle710/
Langille675,898/
Lanselle67349/
Lancella67149/
Loncelle6781/
Langelle6757/
Lancelli6723/
Langklep6711/
Lancilla678/
Lancilli674/
Lamcloyd671/
Llonsley671/
Lionsley671/
Lainslie671/
Londsley670/
Lankleet670/
Leinsley670/
Lonzsley670/
Lanselly670/
Leansler670/
Lounsley670/

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