Ludlam

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from a lost settlement in Derbyshire, from Old English hlūd (“loud, noisy”) + hamm (“water meadow”).

Proper noun

Ludlam (plural Ludlams)

1. A surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• lazy as Ludlam's dog

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ludlam is the 26067^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 940 individuals. Ludlam is most common among White (93.94%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ludlam”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 470.