Luddington Surname

480,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Luddington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Luddington,' (1) a parish in Northamptonshire and Huntingdonshire, six miles from Oundle; (a) a hamlet in the parish of Old Stratford, Warwickshire.

Henry de Ludinton, Somerset, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Luddington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2621:1,383,43195,756
England2271:245,45419,989
Canada1671:220,63221,263
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Wales101:309,45316,869
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1531:159,31613,825
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3041:165,19314,986

Luddington (24) may also be a first name.

Luddington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Luddington,' (1) a parish in Northamptonshire and Huntingdonshire, six miles from Oundle; (a) a hamlet in the parish of Old Stratford, Warwickshire.

Henry de Ludinton, Somerset, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

William de Ludinton, Warwickshire, ibid.

Hamund de Lodingtone, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Edelina de Lodinton, Northamptonshire, ibid.

Walter de Lodyngton, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

1606. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. Vallintonne fil. Jdingtonne: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1661-2. Stephen Lodington and Elizabeth Neesham: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1670. Married — James Tridway and Saray Ludington: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) belonging to Lud(d)ington (Warw., Northants, Hunts, Lincs) 1 the A.-Sax, *Hlúdinga-tún = the Estate of the Hlúd(a Family [Old English hlúd (= M.H. Ger. and O.H.Ger. h)lút), loud, famous; -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing; tún, estate, &c.] 2 the Anglo-Saxon *Leddinga-tún = the Estate of the Leód(a Family [Old English leód, nation, leóde (pl.), people, leóda, com­patriot] The Warwickshire place was Ludinton in the 13th cent., Ludingtun in the 11th; the Northants place Lodinton, 13th cent.; and the Hunts place Lodingtone and Lodyngton, 13th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Luddington Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luddington is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Luddington? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 480,521st most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,500,787 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Luddington live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 24 people.

The last name Luddington is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 262 people, or 1 in 1,383,431. In The United States it is mostly found in: Utah, where 16 percent reside, Michigan, where 9 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent reside and Canada, where 24 percent reside.

Luddington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Luddington has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Luddington last name decreased 14 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 148 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Luddington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Luddington surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Luddington earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.64% less than the national average, earning $41,580 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.93% less than the national average, earning $36,802 CAD per year.

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Luddington Reference & Research

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