Longley Surname

50,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Longley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Longley' a hamlet in the parish of Ecclesfield, near Sheffield (compare Langley), from long, long, and ley or lee, a meadow; v. Lee.

Thomas de Longlegh, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Longley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3231:83,8449,500
England3,4571:16,1172,342
Australia8731:30,9234,113
Canada6481:56,8606,714
Bahamas3201:1,224223
New Zealand2531:17,8993,141
Wales691:44,8484,288
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Scotland441:121,6787,769
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
France171:3,907,219231,005
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0231:12,0491,833
Wales51:313,68310,604
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1001:45,6535,276

Longley (56) may also be a first name.

Longley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Longley' a hamlet in the parish of Ecclesfield, near Sheffield (compare Langley), from long, long, and ley or lee, a meadow; v. Lee.

Thomas de Longlegh, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus Longlegh, 1379: ibid.

1565. Married — Robart Longly and Ellen Watkinson: St. Antholin (London).

1697. — Benjamin Longly and Ruth Tadhunter: Canterbury Cath.

1761. — John Longlee and Sarah Saunders: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Longley; or Dweller at the Long Lea [Middle English long, Old English long, lang + Middle English ley, Old English leáh] Cp. Langley.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller in, or near, the extensive meadow or open place in a wood; variant of Langley, q.v.

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

A location name in Yorkshire.

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

Longley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Longley is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Longley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Longley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 50,242nd most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 713,137 people. Longley occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Longley are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,321,957th most frequently occurring forename in the world, borne by 56 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 4,323 people, or 1 in 83,844. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, Florida, where 7 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States Longley is found in 42 countries. It is also found in England, where 34 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Longley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Longley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Longley surname expanded 393 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,380 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 4,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Longley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Longley last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Longley surname are 2.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.28% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Longley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 338.5% more than the national average, earning R 1,042,040 per year; in United States they earn 2.97% more than the national average, earning $44,431 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.62% more than the national average, earning $54,464 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Longhley930/
Longle92272/
Longly92176/
Logley920/
Langley8666,415/
Lungley86374/
Longloy86158/
Longlet86124/
Longlez8652/
Longlee8640/
Longlay864/
Longlep863/
Lougley862/
Longlei862/
Longloe861/
Longles861/
Longleu861/
Longlée861/
Longlue861/
Longhly860/
Longler860/
Lomgley860/
Logle838/
Logly831/
Loughley8051/
Longlett8028/
Llangley805/
Longletz801/
Langleya801/
Hlonglie801/
Loungloe801/
Lounglue801/
Langhley800/
Luonglys800/
Longleis800/
Langle771,271/
Longla77652/
Langly7795/
Lungle7775/
Longli7719/
Logler7711/
Lagley775/
Logluy771/
Hlogle771/
Lungly770/
Lougle770/
Lougly770/
Longuelle751/
Longlaied751/
Hlonghlee751/
Longleitz750/
Langlet716,657/
Langlie71507/
Longloi71414/
Langler71327/
Langlee71142/
Langles71119/
Langlay7185/
Langgle7156/
Longlad7129/
Longlat7118/
Longlai7115/
Langlei7115/
Laugley7114/
Langloy7113/
Langlae716/
Lamgley715/
Lyangle714/
Langlez714/
Lunglea714/
Langloe712/
Lunglee712/
Langlea712/
Longlah712/
Lunglay712/
Llangle711/
Langluy711/
Longloa711/
Lagleya711/
Laghley711/
Langleh711/
L'Angle711/
Lunglue711/
Longlid711/
Langlle711/
Leugley710/
Louglet710/
Longhla710/
Loughly710/
Luingle710/
Langhly710/
Laungle710/
Langille675,898/
Logli671,156/
Lagle67604/
Langloys67201/
Longlois67109/
Logla6791/
Longlais6761/
Langelle6757/
Langlets6752/
Langless6743/
Langlett6723/
Langletz6718/
Laughley6715/
Langlest676/
Langleis675/
Langleth675/
Laugleey672/
Langliya672/
Longelli671/
Lotengla671/
Liangler671/
Lagly671/
Longella671/
Langleit671/
Langleah671/
Launglue671/
Longlish670/
Longlass670/
Langleer670/
Loughlie670/

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Longley Reference & Research

Longley-Langley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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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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