Ladd Surname

21,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Ladd Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the lad,' i.e. the servant, the young servitor, the page.

Roger Ladde, Huntingdonshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas Ladde, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

John le Ladde, 1322. Writs of Parliament.

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Ladd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21,8941:16,5552,094
England1,1201:49,7486,183
Canada8651:42,5965,290
Australia5931:45,5245,715
New Zealand1971:22,9864,040
Wales1181:26,2252,724
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Ecuador731:217,8888,098
Ireland601:78,4824,686
Israel451:190,17018,708
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
India281:27,395,192354,286
Peru271:1,177,19020,369
Taiwan271:868,3246,112
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
France91:7,380,302306,885
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
China41:341,830,39216,990
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:164,0698,499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0051:24,2543,362
Wales751:20,9121,213
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2731:9,5241,217

Ladd (1,968) may also be a first name.

Ladd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the lad,' i.e. the servant, the young servitor, the page.

Roger Ladde, Huntingdonshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas Ladde, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

John le Ladde, 1322. Writs of Parliament.

John le Ladde, Close Rolls 8 Edward III.

1587. William Callaway and Joane Lad, widow. Marriage Lic (London).

1688. Baptised — James, son of John Ladd: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Lad; Servant [Middle English ladd(e, a servant, common man; prob. conn. with Old English lǽdan, to lead, carry, bring (Bradley), and therefore with Old English lád-mann, guide, leader, messenger] To make lordes of laddes.—Piers Plowman, 13022.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) A serving man or attendant.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A low common person-a plebeian. "To make lordes of laddes." Piers Ploughman.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Welsh.) Lladd, to destroy.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the Dutch, Laddd; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Ladd Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ladd Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ladd (Hindi: लड्ड, Marathi: लद्ड, Russian: Ладд) is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ladd? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ladd is the 21,412th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 286,303 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Ladd are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 170,709th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 1,968 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 21,894 people, or 1 in 16,555. In The United States Ladd is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent are found, Tennessee, where 7 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 60 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Ladd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ladd has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ladd surname grew 415 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 111 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 222 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ladd Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ladd surname is primarily Anglican (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States Ladd are 10.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.59% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ladd earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 11.43% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,600 per year; in South Africa they earn 19.34% less than the national average, earning R 191,676 per year; in United States they earn 0.7% more than the national average, earning $43,453 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.69% more than the national average, earning $51,017 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ladds89954/
Laddh8914/
Leadd899/
Laudd891/
Lladd890/
Lad8682,400/
Laid759,678/
Laud755,756/
Laad751,997/
Liad751,662/
Hlad751,377/
Lead75709/
Ladh75118/
Layd75113/
Lodd75112/
Lajd75107/
Lyad7576/
Lahd7570/
Ladz7525/
Ladt7518/
Lasd759/
Lads757/
Lgad757/
Laïd755/
Llad753/
Lhad752/
Latd751/
La67502,950/
Lahad67891/
Liaud67380/
Lahud67305/
Loudd67137/
Laudt6762/
Loydd6760/
Laudh6751/
Ladte6718/
Ladås6715/
Hliad6712/
Laadt6711/
Laaid6711/
Leads676/
Liaid675/
Lyodd674/
Laadh674/
Liadh673/
Laads673/
Loddh673/
Leidd672/
Lathd672/
Hladt672/
Liadt672/
Lauds672/
Laidh672/
Layds672/
Lauhd671/
Llatd671/
Lashd671/
Leadz671/
Latdh671/
L'Aid671/
Lyaud671/
Hlaid671/
Ladch671/
Gliad671/
Llahd671/
Lauyd671/
Lahds671/
Llads670/
Laudz670/
Llaid670/
Llayd670/

Ladd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ladd in the Hindi language
लड्डladda-
Ladd in the Marathi language
लद्डlad'da-
Ladd in the Russian language
Ладдladd-

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