Origins of the Lang surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 127North West 116Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 284East Midlands 65West Midlands 61East 170London 1161South East 367South West 906South Wales 70Mid Wales 19West WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Langs lived in london

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    23,000 Lang Travel & migration records
    60,000 Langs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lang

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    688th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Lang surname. The oldest one dates back to 1086.

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    What are the most common Lang first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Langs

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Langs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    343

    Cotton Weaver

    275

    Domestic Servant

    156

    House Keeper

    137

    Laundress

    132

    Common male occupations for Langs in 1921

    Coal Miner

    257

    Farmer

    247

    Weaver

    216

    General Labourer

    211

    Agricultural Labourer

    178

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