Origins of the Langley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 367North West 406Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 756East Midlands 330West Midlands 383East 382London 1676South East 812South West 250South Wales 177Mid Wales 11West Wales 2North Wales 19Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Langleys lived in london

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    8,900 Langley Travel & migration records
    67,000 Langleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Langley

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    612th most common surname in the UK

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    What are the most common Langley first names?

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    Common jobs for Langleys

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

    Common female occupations for Langleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    291

    Laundress

    236

    Domestic Servant

    178

    General Servant Domestic

    159

    General Servant

    141

    Common male occupations for Langleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    316

    General Labourer

    258

    Coal Miner

    228

    Bricklayer

    185

    Carpenter

    159

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