# Ludwig (surname)

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

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 22,380 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,600 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 13,796 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.8% (21,994 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ludwig 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ludwig in the United States, Germany and Austria.

## People named Ludwig

- Bob Ludwig, American audio engineer
- Max Ludwig, bobsledder (1896–1957)
- Daniel K. Ludwig, American businessman (1897–1992)
- Ken Ludwig, American theatre director and playwright
- Siegfried Ludwig, Austrian politician (1926-2013)
- Craig Ludwig, American ice hockey player
- William Ludwig, American screenwriter (1912–1999)
- Martha Keys, American politician

## Similar surnames

Ludwick, Ladwig, Lutz, Ledoux, Lodge, Leduc, Leeds, Lotz, Lutes, Luedtke, Leitch, Litz.

## 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.