Langley Surname
Approximately 66,415 people bear this surname
Langley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Langley.' Parishes in the Dioceses Canterbury, Norwich, Worcester, and Bath and Wells.
Thomas de Langeleye, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Peter de Langlege, Wiltshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameLangley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35,605 | 1:10,180 | 1,236 |
| England | 13,298 | 1:4,190 | 562 |
| Sierra Leone | 5,838 | 1:1,214 | 227 |
| Australia | 3,585 | 1:7,530 | 1,117 |
| South Africa | 2,223 | 1:24,371 | 3,101 |
| Canada | 2,176 | 1:16,933 | 2,435 |
| New Zealand | 805 | 1:5,625 | 919 |
| Wales | 573 | 1:5,401 | 596 |
| Jamaica | 540 | 1:5,315 | 681 |
| Scotland | 248 | 1:21,588 | 2,481 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Kiribati | 171 | 1:663 | 250 |
| Ireland | 109 | 1:43,201 | 3,310 |
| Thailand | 81 | 1:872,078 | 137,928 |
| Liberia | 72 | 1:61,230 | 5,350 |
| Germany | 68 | 1:1,183,904 | 77,258 |
| Singapore | 64 | 1:86,058 | 3,478 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 60 | 1:22,733 | 2,550 |
| Sweden | 57 | 1:172,750 | 11,943 |
| France | 56 | 1:1,186,120 | 124,657 |
| Spain | 51 | 1:916,707 | 35,562 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Argentina | 36 | 1:1,187,317 | 70,591 |
| Northern Ireland | 30 | 1:61,501 | 4,735 |
| Belgium | 29 | 1:396,436 | 41,978 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 28 | 1:1,971 | 329 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| Solomon Islands | 25 | 1:23,201 | 4,555 |
| Jersey | 22 | 1:4,509 | 908 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Philippines | 20 | 1:5,061,911 | 170,869 |
| Chile | 19 | 1:927,183 | 19,125 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Peru | 14 | 1:2,270,294 | 26,427 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Cayman Islands | 4 | 1:15,973 | 1,430 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Gambia | 3 | 1:641,150 | 991 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Marshall Islands | 3 | 1:17,274 | 1,698 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Egypt | 2 | 1:45,967,877 | 132,655 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 97 | 1:45,669 | 3,990 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,297 | 1:3,871 | 550 |
| Wales | 212 | 1:7,398 | 470 |
| Scotland | 58 | 1:64,538 | 3,942 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:9,045 | 877 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,005 | 1:10,034 | 1,290 |
Langley (980) may also be a first name.
Langley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Langley.' Parishes in the Dioceses Canterbury, Norwich, Worcester, and Bath and Wells.
Thomas de Langeleye, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Peter de Langlege, Wiltshire, ibid.
Ralph de Langleye, Kent, ibid.
Geoffrey Langley, Close Rolls, 8 Edward I.
Richard de Langela, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1538-9. Married — Fetter Skreven and Alys Laaglee: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1581. William Price and Dorothy Langley, widow: Marriage Lic (London).
— Thomas Langley, Salop: Register of the University of Oxford.
(English) belonging to Langley, or Dweller at the Long Lea [Old English lang and leáh (Middle English ley): ‘æt Langanleáge’ is the usual dative inflected form in Anglo-Saxon charters]
(English) One who came from Langley (long wood or clearing), the name of many places in England.
Parishes and places in cos. Durham, Essex, Kent, Leicester, Norfolk, Oxford, Salop, Warwick, Wilts, Derby, Buckingham, &c.
A location name in Derbyshire, and other counties.
Langley is a place - name in the county.
User-submitted Reference
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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Langley Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Langley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Langley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Langley (Arabic: النغلي, Russian: Ланглей) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Langley? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,568th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 109,727 people. Langley occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Langley reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Langley is also the 257,336th most commonly occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 980 people.
It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 35,605 people, or 1 in 10,180. In The United States Langley is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent live, North Carolina, where 9 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 92 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent live and Sierra Leone, where 9 percent live.
Langley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Langley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Langley last name grew 711 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 211 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 270 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 428 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 112 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Langley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Langley surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.18% being registered with the party.
The amount Langley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.12% less than the national average, earning 262,598 kr per year; in Peru they earn 39.77% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,675 per year; in South Africa they earn 15.55% more than the national average, earning R 274,584 per year; in United States they earn 4.98% less than the national average, earning $41,002 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.52% more than the national average, earning $51,927 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Langley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Langley in the Russian language | ||
| Ланглей | langlej | - |
| Langley in the Arabic language | ||
| النغلي | alnghly | - |
| نغلى | nghly | - |
| انجلي | anjly | - |
| انجلى | anjly | - |
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Langley Reference & Research
Langley One-name Study - A profile of the Langley surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.
Longley-Langley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Langley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Longley-Langley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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