How common is the last name Ludwig?

21,232 people in the United States have the last name Ludwig, about 1 in 14,078. It ranks #1,649 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

LUDWIG

#1,649

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
21,232
About
1 in 14,078
This common or more
45.5%
Who bears it

Of the 21,232 people with the last name Ludwig, 92.2% reported their origin as White, 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Ludwig

#1,647 Meade · 21,247#1,648 Carbajal · 21,237#1,650 Dodge · 21,224#1,651 Silver · 21,205

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Ludwig, most common first.

#40,105 Ludewig · 590

Also a first name

As a first name, Ludwig ranks #9,012 of 53,615, with 1,572 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1916, with 88 births. See Ludwig as a first name

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