How common is the surname Ludlow?

3,856 people in the United States had the surname Ludlow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,069 Americans. It ranked 8,534th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ludlow?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Ludlow identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Ludlow?

Peter Ludlow, American philosopher (1957-), followed by Elizabeth Ludlow.

Where is the surname Ludlow most common?

Wikidata records people named Ludlow in the United States.

How do you pronounce Ludlow?

Ludlow is /ˈlʌd.loʊ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Ludlow getting more or less common?

More common. 3,729 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,856 in 2010, up 3.4%.

The surname Ludlow

An English place surname, carried by 3,856 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈlʌd.loʊ/ 2 syllables Soundex L340

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ludlow is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

English origin

From the Old English river name Hlūde, now the River Teme, + hlǣw (“mountain, hill, mound”).

Ludlow is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,856 people named Ludlow in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,069 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,729.

#8,534

rank among US surnames

3,856

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #8,183)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,527	Drain	3,859	80,007
#8,529	Moretti	3,858	80,027
#8,532	Mannino	3,857	80,048
#8,534	Ludlow	3,856	80,069
#8,536	Louden	3,855	80,090

Who is named Ludlow

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

88% of people named Ludlow identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.2% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
American Indian and Alaska Native 5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ludlows

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Peter Ludlow
American philosopher (1957-)
Elizabeth Ludlow
American actress, born 1989
Fitz Hugh Ludlow
Author of "The Hasheesh Eater", journalist, addiction researcher, 1836–1870

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ludlow come from?: From the Old English river name Hlūde, now the River Teme, + hlǣw (“mountain, hill, mound”).
How common is the surname Ludlow?: 3,856 people in the United States had the surname Ludlow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,069 Americans. It ranked 8,534th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ludlow?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Ludlow identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Ludlow?: Peter Ludlow, American philosopher (1957-), followed by Elizabeth Ludlow.
Where is the surname Ludlow most common?: Wikidata records people named Ludlow in the United States.
How do you pronounce Ludlow?: Ludlow is /ˈlʌd.loʊ/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Ludlow?: Ludlow is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Ludlow getting more or less common?: More common. 3,729 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,856 in 2010, up 3.4%.