Langley Surname

8,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66,415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kiribati

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.

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Langley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States35,6051:10,1801,236
England13,2981:4,190562
Sierra Leone5,8381:1,214227
Australia3,5851:7,5301,117
South Africa2,2231:24,3713,101
Canada2,1761:16,9332,435
New Zealand8051:5,625919
Wales5731:5,401596
Jamaica5401:5,315681
Scotland2481:21,5882,481
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Kiribati1711:663250
Ireland1091:43,2013,310
Thailand811:872,078137,928
Liberia721:61,2305,350
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
Singapore641:86,0583,478
Trinidad and Tobago601:22,7332,550
Sweden571:172,75011,943
France561:1,186,120124,657
Spain511:916,70735,562
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Northern Ireland301:61,5014,735
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Saint Kitts and Nevis281:1,971329
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Solomon Islands251:23,2014,555
Jersey221:4,509908
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Chile191:927,18319,125
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
China51:273,464,31313,838
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
India51:153,413,076951,030
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Cayman Islands41:15,9731,430
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Gambia31:641,150991
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Marshall Islands31:17,2741,698
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Egypt21:45,967,877132,655
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland971:45,6693,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,2971:3,871550
Wales2121:7,398470
Scotland581:64,5383,942
Isle of Man61:9,045877
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,0051:10,0341,290

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Langley (long wood or clearing), the name of many places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Parishes and places in cos. Durham, Essex, Kent, Leicester, Norfolk, Oxford, Salop, Warwick, Wilts, Derby, Buckingham, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Derbyshire, and other counties.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Langley is a place - name in the county.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Llangley935/
Langleya931/
Langhley930/
Leangley930/
Langle921,271/
Langly9295/
Lagley925/
Longley8610,219/
Langlet866,657/
Langlie86507/
Langler86327/
Langlee86142/
Langles86119/
Langlay8685/
Langgle8656/
Langlei8615/
Laugley8614/
Langloy8613/
Langlae866/
Lamgley865/
Lyangle864/
Langlez864/
Langloe862/
Langlea862/
Llangle861/
Langluy861/
Lagleya861/
Laghley861/
Langleh861/
L'Angle861/
Langlle861/
Laigley860/
Langhly860/
Leagley860/
Laungle860/
Lagle83604/
Lagly831/
Langille805,898/
Langloys80201/
Langelle8057/
Langlets8052/
Langless8043/
Langlett8023/
Langletz8018/
Laughley8015/
Leanglue807/
Langlest806/
Langleis805/
Langleth805/
Leanglea804/
Laugleey802/
Langliya802/
Liangler801/
Leaghley801/
Langleit801/
Langleah801/
Launglue801/
Longhley800/
Langleer800/
Laigle772,885/
Lagler772,648/
Langli77402/
Longle77272/
Langla77260/
Laugle77210/
Longly77176/
Leagle7715/
Langlé775/
Laglye771/
Laghly770/
Logley770/
Laugly770/
Laglje770/
Laagle770/
Languille75999/
Langhelle75422/
Langiller7525/
L'Angelle755/
Langielle751/
Langillie751/
Langleist751/
Langleois751/
Hlanghlee751/
Langeller750/
Langlah71562/
Lagille71286/
Longloy71158/
Longlet71124/
Liangli71110/
Langlas7185/
Longlez7152/
Longlee7140/
Langliz7130/
Langlid7128/
Languillet7117/
Languiller7111/
Lagelle719/
Lauglee718/
Langloi717/
Langlis716/
Langlai716/
Leangla716/
Langlat715/
Langlha715/
Longlay714/
L'Aigle714/
Langlap714/
Longlep713/
Lougley712/
Leigley712/
Langlès712/
Longlei712/
Lagleer711/
Langlad711/
Laagler711/
Longloe711/
Laggler711/
Longles711/
Longleu711/
Longlée711/
Laigles711/
Laghled711/
Langloa711/
Langlou711/
L'Eagle711/
Longlue711/
Langlau711/
Laungla711/
Leugley710/
Laughly710/
Longhly710/
Longler710/
Laghler710/
Lomgley710/
Laugler710/
Langlois6759,518/
Langlais6712,671/
Langella678,807/
Lagla671,728/
Laguille67123/
Lagli6773/
Langlait6765/
Loughley6751/
Lianglai6747/
Langelli6739/
Leighley6732/
Longlett6728/
Laugelle6720/
Langlass6712/
Logle678/
Laguelle677/
Laguilly672/
Longletz671/
Langilla671/
Langlads671/
Langllis671/
Langlous671/
Langloid671/
Langluis671/
Lagilles671/
Langloit671/
Logly671/
Hlonglie671/
Loungloe671/
Lounglue671/
Laughler670/
Laughlie670/
Laughles670/
Laugless670/
Langliss670/
Luonglys670/
Longleis670/

Langley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Langley in the Russian language
Ланглейlanglej-
Langley in the Arabic language
النغليalnghly-
نغلىnghly-
انجليanjly-
انجلىanjly-

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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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