# London (surname)

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

A habitational surname for someone from London.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 16,195 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,249 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 19,064 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.1% (15,265 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlʌn.dən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Middle English Londoun, from Old English Lunden, from Proto-Celtic via Latin Londinium – see for details. Doublet of Londinium.

## Who carries it

Share of people named London 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) | 56% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named London in the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Australia.

## People named London

- Jack London, American author, journalist and social activist (1876–1916)
- Lauren London, American actress, model, and television personality (born 1984)
- Jason London, American actor
- Paul London, American professional wrestler (born 1980)
- Jeremy London, American actor
- Jack London, British athlete (1905–1966)
- Tom London, American actor (1889-1963)
- Wilbert London, American male sprinter
- Babe London, actress (1901-1980)
- Theophilus London, American rapper and singer
- Stacy London, American stylist, fashion consultant, author, and magazine editor
- LaToya London, American actress and singer

and 8 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Landon, Londono, Lindon, Linton, Lindner, Linden, Lindeman, Landin, Lindemann, Lundin, Lundeen, Lentini.

## 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.