Ladds Surname

375,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Ladds Surname Definition:

Ladd’s (Son): v. Ladd.

Ladds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5511:101,12210,652
Australia1401:192,82619,093
Canada1121:328,97830,038
United States661:5,491,802273,080
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3001:81,2518,700
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Ladds Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ladd’s (Son): v. Ladd.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

During the last half of the 17th century several of the bailiffs of Godmanchester bore the name of Ladds (Pox's "Godmanchester").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Ladds Last Name Facts

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

Ladds is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ladds.

How Common Is The Last Name Ladds? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ladds is the 375,258th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,638,937 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Ladds live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Ladds is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 551 people, or 1 in 101,122. In England Ladds is most prevalent in: Lincolnshire, where 32 percent reside, Cambridgeshire, where 18 percent reside and Hampshire, where 4 percent reside. Not including England Ladds occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 15 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.

Ladds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ladds has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 733 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 186 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ladds Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ladds last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ladds earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 101.44% more than the national average, earning R 478,704 per year; in United States they earn 13.83% less than the national average, earning $37,182 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.36% more than the national average, earning $55,327 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ladd8925,454/
Lads897/
Ladse8075/
Ladås8015/
Laddh8014/
Leadd809/
Leads806/
Laads803/
Lauds802/
Layds802/
Lahds801/
Laudd801/
Llads800/
Lladd800/
Lad7582,400/
Las7517,389/
Ladshe731/
Lase6744,207/
Last6717,862/
Lash6712,076/
Laid679,678/
Laus677,915/
Lais676,283/
Laud675,756/
Lass675,755/
Lias675,414/
Laas675,111/
Leas672,354/
Laad671,997/
Liad671,662/
Hlad671,377/
Lods671,030/
Lays67992/
Lyas67834/
Lead67709/
Lats67625/
Hlas67508/
Lahs67259/
Lasz67170/
Lajs67159/
Lacs67131/
Ladh67118/
Layd67113/
Lodd67112/
Lajd67107/
Lyad6776/
Lahd6770/
Laís6770/
Llas6760/
Ladz6725/
Ladt6718/
Lasd679/
Lgad677/
Laïd675/
Llad673/
Ladc672/
Lhad672/
L'As672/
Lasp671/
Laxs671/
Latd671/
Laadsch671/
Laïs671/
Laìs671/

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Ladds Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ladds
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