# Ludington (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ludington/  
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) | 1,247 |
| US rank (2010) | 21,068 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 247,591 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.0% (1,188 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlʌdiŋtən/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Luddington.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ludington 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) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 3.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ludington in the United States.

## People named Ludington

- Sybil Ludington, American revolutionary heroine (1761-1839)
- Ronald Ludington, American figure skating coach and former pair skater (1934-2020)
- Nancy Ludington, American pair skater
- Harrison Ludington, American politician (1812-1891)

## Similar surnames

Lattanzio, Laudenslager.

## 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.