# Ladd (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ladd/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 16,112 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,256 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 19,162 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.3% (15,898 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ladd in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ladd in the United States and Canada.

## People named Ladd

- Alan Ladd, American actor (1913–1964)
- Diane Ladd, American actress (1935–2025)
- Cheryl Ladd, American actress, singer, and author
- Jordan Ladd, American actress
- Anna Coleman Ladd, American sculptor (1878–1939)
- Aspen Ladd, American mixed martial artist
- Alan Ladd Jr., American film producer (1937–2022)
- Ernie Ladd, American football player and professional wrestler (1938–2007)
- Margaret Ladd, American actress
- Edwin F. Ladd, American politician (1859-1925)
- George Trumbull Ladd, American psychologist, educator and philosopher (1842–1921)
- George Eldon Ladd, American Baptist minister and professor

## Similar surnames

Ladue, Lade, Lady, Lloyd, Lott, Loyd, Lett, Latta, Leite, Leath, Leedy, Leddy.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.