Lungley Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Lungley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lungley,' a form of Langley or Longley, which see, compare Lung for Long or Lang.

Robert de Lungeleye, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ralph de Lingeley, Suffolk, ibid.

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Lungley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3111:179,15816,199
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Wales61:515,75523,171
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1461:166,95514,226
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lungley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lungley,' a form of Langley or Longley, which see, compare Lung for Long or Lang.

Robert de Lungeleye, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ralph de Lingeley, Suffolk, ibid.

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

For Longley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The same as Longley. See Long. De Lungeley. H.R. co. Suffolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lungley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lungley is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lungley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 763,307th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 19,485,417 people. The last name Lungley occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Lungley are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Lungley is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 311 people, or 1 in 179,158. In England Lungley is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 22 percent are found, Suffolk, where 19 percent are found and Essex, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account England it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 5 percent are found and Scotland, where 3 percent are found.

Lungley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lungley has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Lungley last name increased 213 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lungley Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lungley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.87% less than the national average, earning R 35,964 per year and in Canada they earn 43.81% more than the national average, earning $71,450 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lungle9275/
Lugley922/
Lungly920/
Longley8610,219/
Laugley8614/
Lunglea864/
Lunglay862/
Lougley862/
Lunglee862/
Lunglue861/
Luingle860/
Leugley860/
Lusgley860/
Luigley860/
Laungle860/
Lugle8315/
Lugly831/
Loughley8051/
Laughley8015/
Laugleey802/
Launglue801/
Lounglue801/
Loungloe801/
Longhley800/
Longle77272/
Laugle77210/
Longly77176/
Lungli7734/
Luglie7722/
Lungla7711/
Lugler771/
Luglez771/
Luggle770/
Luigle770/
Leugle770/
Logley770/
Laugly770/
Lougle770/
Lougly770/
Longloy71158/
Lunglai7149/
Longlee7140/
Lauglee718/
Longlay714/
Longlei712/
Lugelle711/
Laungla711/
Longleu711/
Loughly710/
Luighly710/
Longhly710/
Laughly710/
Louglet710/
Laugler710/
Lugli678,279/
Laugelle6720/
Luggelle6718/
Logle678/
Logly671/
Lunglaha671/
Leunglai671/
Luningla671/
Luiszingler671/
Loughlie670/
Laugless670/
Laughles670/
Laughlie670/
Laughler670/

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