# Ludolph (surname)

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

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 539 |
| US rank (2010) | 40,554 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 572,812 people |
| Change since 2000 | +12% (483 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Ludolf |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Ludolf, an ancient personal name composed of the Proto-Germanic elements *liudīz (“people”) + *wulfaz (“wolf”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ludolph 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) | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.8% |

## Similar surnames

Littlefield, Littlepage.

## 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.