Ledwedge Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

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

Ledwedge Surname Definition:

LUTWIDGE: Ludovicus (Louis) has been suggested as the origin of this name; but the second syllable may be a corruption of wich, and thus it may be of local origin.

Ledwedge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:12,944,962483,512
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Ledwedge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

LUTWIDGE: Ludovicus (Louis) has been suggested as the origin of this name; but the second syllable may be a corruption of wich, and thus it may be of local origin.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ledwedge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ledwedge occurs most in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ledwedge? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,730,171st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Ledwedge live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 12,944,962. In The United States Ledwedge is mostly found in: Ohio, where 39 percent are found, Indiana, where 18 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found.

Ledwedge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ledwedge has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ledwedge last name expanded 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ledwedge Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ledwedge last name is primarily Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ledwedge last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Ledwedge earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.56% more than the national average, earning $46,842 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ledwidge881,351/
Leadwidge820/
Lewedje8065/
Ledidge801/
Ledwige801/
Lodwidge7556/
Ludwidge751/
Ladwidge750/
Leedjue67160/
Liwedje673/
Ludodge672/
Lewedji671/
Leedjwe671/
Ladadge671/
Litedge671/
Ledwigie630/
Leduides501/

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