How common is the surname Lundy?

14,850 people in the United States had the surname Lundy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,791 Americans. It ranked 2,439th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lundy?

Dick Lundy, American animator (1907–1990), followed by Jessica Lundy.

Where is the surname Lundy most common?

Wikidata records people named Lundy in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Lundy getting more or less common?

More common. 14,158 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,850 in 2010, up 4.9%.

The surname Lundy

A surname, carried by 14,850 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L530

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lundy is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

Irish and Scottish surname from a variant of Lundie.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,850 people named Lundy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,791 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,158.

#2,439

rank among US surnames

14,850

people in 2010

5.0

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #2,344)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,430	Priest	14,915	20,700
#2,431	Michaud	14,910	20,707
#2,432	Tejada	14,903	20,717
#2,433	Irving	14,896	20,727
#2,434	Farrar	14,892	20,732
#2,435	Power	14,890	20,735
#2,436	Dent	14,873	20,759

Who is named Lundy

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

67% of people named Lundy identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 67%
Black (not Hispanic) 28%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lundys

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dick Lundy
American animator (1907–1990)
Jessica Lundy
American actress, born 1966
Seth Lundy
American basketball player (born 2000)
Kate Lundy
Australian politician, born 1967

Notable Lundys come mostly from the United States (3) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lundy

Lundy has the Soundex code L530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L530.

Questions

Where does the surname Lundy come from?: Irish and Scottish surname from a variant of Lundie.
How common is the surname Lundy?: 14,850 people in the United States had the surname Lundy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,791 Americans. It ranked 2,439th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lundy?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Lundy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lundy?: Dick Lundy, American animator (1907–1990), followed by Jessica Lundy.
Where is the surname Lundy most common?: Wikidata records people named Lundy in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Lundy getting more or less common?: More common. 14,158 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,850 in 2010, up 4.9%.