The langley Surname
langley Name Meaning and History
- habitational name from any of the numerous places named with Old English lang ‘long’ + leah ‘wood’, ‘glade’; or a topographic name with the same meaning.
- English: from the Old Norse female personal name Langlíf, composed of the elements lang ‘long’ + líf ‘life’.
- Americanized spelling of French Langlais.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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