Langley

See also: langley

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Lansley

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlæŋli/

Proper noun

Langley (countable and uncountable, plural Langleys)

1. One of numerous places in England:
   1. A suburb of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
   2. A large village in Slough borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref TQ0179).
   3. A village south of Langley Mill, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4446).
   4. A village in Fawley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4401).
   5. A hamlet and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2122).
   6. A small village in Haydon parish, southern Northumberland, also known as Langley-on-Tyne (OS grid ref NZ8261).
2. An unincorporated community in McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.
3. (by metonymy) The Central Intelligence Agency, whose headquarters is located in Langley, Virginia.
4. A district municipality and city therein, in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.
5. A lunar crater located close to the northwestern limb of the Moon.
6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Abbots Langley
• Kings Langley
• Kington Langley
• Langley extrapolation
• Langley Green
• Langley Mill

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Langley is the 1289^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 27252 individuals. Langley is most common among White (82.43%) and Black/African American (11.31%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Langley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 391.

Anagrams

• angelly