Ludy Surname

267,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,458 people bear this surname

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

Ludy Surname Definition:

Ó Loidigh (W) A north Cork name. MIF 163

Ludy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1891:304,84428,044
Germany981:821,48459,964
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
England21:27,859,030389,889
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4631:108,46410,843

The alternate forms: Lüdy (16) are calculated separately.

Ludy (24,844) may also be a first name.

Ludy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Loidigh (W) A north Cork name. MIF 163

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ludy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ludy is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms: Lüdy. Click here for other potential spellings of Ludy.

How Common Is The Last Name Ludy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ludy is the 267,807th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 4,998,317 people. The last name Ludy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Ludy are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 32,164th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 24,844 people.

Ludy is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,189 people, or 1 in 304,844. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 12 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent are found and Michigan, where 11 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 7 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.

Ludy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ludy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ludy last name increased 257 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ludy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ludy surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ludy last name are 10.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.65% being registered with the party.

Ludy earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.08% more than the national average, earning $44,910 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lüdy9216/
Loudy891,286/
Luddy891,225/
Laudy89739/
Luedy89230/
Luday89117/
Leudy8971/
Ludiy8922/
Luudy8917/
Luduy8914/
Lusdy897/
Ludyo896/
Ludey894/
Ludys892/
Ludoy892/
Luhdy891/
Liudy891/
Lhudy891/
Loudyi801,420/
Loudiy80827/
Luedey8039/
Hlaudy8039/
Ludhiy8037/
Lauday8034/
Ludaya8031/
Llaudy8015/
Loudey809/
Lyaudy808/
Liaudy807/
Ludgey805/
Louday804/
Loudhy802/
Luidhy802/
Ludhay801/
Leudys801/
Laudey801/
Luiday801/
Leudey801/
Leuddy800/
Ludi752,743/
Luda752,540/
Lody751,699/
Lude751,531/
Lidy75985/
Ludé753/
Ludj752/
Laudaya7312/
Ludhaya735/
Lauduyt734/
Loudaya733/
Luedhiy731/
Luidhay731/
Luisdey731/
Liauday731/
D'Loudy731/
Laude6711,483/
Liddy673,755/
Luder672,268/
Louda672,205/
Lauda672,106/
Laudi671,896/
Ludes671,309/
Loday671,266/
Liday67627/
Luhda67583/
Lyudi67434/
Loudi67404/
Luedi67335/
Ludhi67273/
Loody67245/
Lodey67234/
Luddi67203/
Loude67182/
Luidi67176/
Ludea67143/
Lidey67130/
Luide67122/
Ludet6798/
Lodhy6796/
Luudi6787/
Leuda6786/
Ludha6785/
Ludai6785/
Loddy6784/
Ludda6765/
Ludge6758/
Liuda6758/
Llody6754/
Lidiy6750/
Ludde6747/
Luhde6742/
Lodoy6736/
Ludio6730/
Ludie6723/
Leude6721/
Liude6721/
Lusde6720/
Lidoy6720/
Luude6719/
Ludhe6717/
Lusdi6716/
Ludeh6716/
Lyude6715/
Ludih6715/
Ludez6710/
Liudi6710/
Ludui679/
Ludaa679/
Ludee677/
Ludgi676/
Loudj676/
Ludis675/
Luyde675/
Ludje675/
Luede675/
Luyda674/
Luida674/
Laudé674/
Ludid674/
Lutde673/
Lyuda673/
Hluda673/
Laudhaya672/
Ludei672/
Luhdi671/
Ludiz671/
Lludi671/
Luhdhaya671/
Luidj671/
Laudă671/
Leudi671/
Hludi671/
Ludoi671/
Ludit671/
Lhuda671/
Lhude671/

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