Ledlow Surname

306,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Ledlow Surname User-submission:

Ledlow is a variant of the surname Ludlow or Laidlaw. It means 'one who comes from Ludlow', or 'one who resides on the hill by the river Ludlow'.

Ledlow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1101:326,54029,667
Liberia511:86,4427,100
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Grenada341:3,192489
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

Ledlow Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ledlow is a variant of the surname Ludlow or Laidlaw. It means 'one who comes from Ludlow', or 'one who resides on the hill by the river Ludlow'.

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Ledlow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ledlow occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ledlow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 306,572nd most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,910,418 people. Ledlow is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Ledlow reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,110 people, or 1 in 326,540. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Alabama, where 36 percent reside, Mississippi, where 13 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States Ledlow is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Ledlow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ledlow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,306 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ledlow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ledlow last name are 17.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.87% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ledlow earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 11.72% less than the national average, earning $38,091 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.38% more than the national average, earning $61,795 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leidlow921/
Ledlowh921/
Ledlows921/
Ledlowe921/
Ledhlow921/
Liedlow920/
Leadlow920/
Ladlow83623/
Lidlow83110/
Ledlaw838/
Ledlov833/
Lodlow832/
Laidlow77880/
Ledlova7722/
Leidlov772/
Liedloff71493/
Leidloff7133/
Leidlova712/
Leudloff711/
Lidlof672/
Ladlaw670/
Laidlaw6213,314/
Lidlova622/
Liadlaw622/
Lodloff621/
Lodloph620/
Laidluw620/
Luidlaw620/
Llaidlaw571/
Liedluff571/
Loydlova571/
Liddleow571/

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