How common is the surname Loudon?

1,680 people in the United States had the surname Loudon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 183,777 Americans. It ranked 16,933rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Loudon?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Loudon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Loudon?

Dorothy Loudon, American actress, singer, performer (1925-2003).

Where is the surname Loudon most common?

Wikidata records people named Loudon in the United States.

Is the surname Loudon getting more or less common?

More common. 1,539 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,680 in 2010, up 9.2%.

The surname Loudon

A surname, carried by 1,680 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L350

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Loudon is more common than 89.6% of them.

Origin

Variant of Louden.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,680 people named Loudon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 183,777 Americans. That is up 9.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,539.

#16,933

rank among US surnames

1,680

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+9.2%

change since 2000 (was #17,014)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,926	Bashore	1,681	183,668
#16,933	Morena	1,680	183,777
#16,939	McBean	1,679	183,887

Who is named Loudon

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Loudon identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
Two or more races 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Loudons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dorothy Loudon
American actress, singer, performer (1925-2003)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Loudon

Loudon has the Soundex code L350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L350.

Questions

Where does the surname Loudon come from?: Variant of Louden.
How common is the surname Loudon?: 1,680 people in the United States had the surname Loudon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 183,777 Americans. It ranked 16,933rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Loudon?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Loudon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Loudon?: Dorothy Loudon, American actress, singer, performer (1925-2003).
Where is the surname Loudon most common?: Wikidata records people named Loudon in the United States.
Is the surname Loudon getting more or less common?: More common. 1,539 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,680 in 2010, up 9.2%.