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    The surname Ludden

    A surname, carried by 1,134 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex L350

    Ludden: #22,637 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Ludden #22,637, 1,134 people Ludden: #22,637 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ludden #22,637, 1,134 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ludden is more common than 86% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,134 people named Ludden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 272,262 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,120.

    #22,637
    rank among US surnames
    1,134
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.2%
    change since 2000 (was #21,680)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #22,637Prato1,134272,262
    #22,646DiVincenzo1,133272,503

    Who is named Ludden

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

    86% of people named Ludden identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 86%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 7.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Luddens

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Allen Ludden
      American television personality, actor, emcee and game show host (1917-1981)
    • Betty White
      American actress and comedian (1922–2021)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Ludden

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

    Questions

    How common is the surname Ludden?
    1,134 people in the United States had the surname Ludden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 272,262 Americans. It ranked 22,637th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ludden?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Ludden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Ludden?
    Allen Ludden, American television personality, actor, emcee and game show host (1917-1981), followed by Betty White.
    Where is the surname Ludden most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ludden in the United States.
    Is the surname Ludden getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,120 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,134 in 2010, up 1.2%.