How common is the surname Langley?

27,252 people in the United States had the surname Langley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,329 Americans. It ranked 1,289th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Langley?

Samuel Langley, American physicist, pioneer of aviation, and 3rd Secretary of the Smithsonian (1834-1906), followed by Ella Langley.

Where is the surname Langley most common?

Wikidata records people named Langley in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

How do you pronounce Langley?

Langley is /ˈlæŋli/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Langley getting more or less common?

More common. 26,560 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 27,252 in 2010, up 2.6%.

Is Langley also a first name?

Yes. Langley is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Langley

An English place surname, carried by 27,252 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈlæŋli/ 2 syllables Soundex L524 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Langley is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English lang (“long”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to long + -ley (“lea”).

Langley is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 27,252 people named Langley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,329 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 26,560.

#1,289

rank among US surnames

27,252

people in 2010

9.2

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #1,208)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,280	Quiroz	27,452	11,247
#1,281	Hopper	27,353	11,287
#1,282	McGill	27,330	11,297
#1,283	Dolan	27,329	11,297
#1,284	McKenna	27,293	11,312
#1,285	Head	27,292	11,313
#1,286	Montano	27,276	11,319

Who is named Langley

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

82% of people named Langley identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Langleys

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Samuel Langley
American physicist, pioneer of aviation, and 3rd Secretary of the Smithsonian (1834-1906)
Ella Langley
American country singer, born 1999
Walter Langley
British artist (1852-1922)
Bruno Langley
British actor, born 1983
Vektroid
American electronic musician, born 1992

Notable Langleys come mostly from the United States (3) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Lansley

Surnames that sound like Langley

Langley has the Soundex code L524, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L524.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Langley come from?: From Old English lang (“long”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to long + -ley (“lea”).
How common is the surname Langley?: 27,252 people in the United States had the surname Langley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,329 Americans. It ranked 1,289th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Langley?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Langley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Langley?: Samuel Langley, American physicist, pioneer of aviation, and 3rd Secretary of the Smithsonian (1834-1906), followed by Ella Langley.
Where is the surname Langley most common?: Wikidata records people named Langley in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
How do you pronounce Langley?: Langley is /ˈlæŋli/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Langley?: Langley is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Langley getting more or less common?: More common. 26,560 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 27,252 in 2010, up 2.6%.
What are other spellings of Langley?: Lansley.
Is Langley also a first name?: Yes. Langley is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.