Luddington
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Ludington
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Luda + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).
Proper noun
Luddington (countable and uncountable, plural Luddingtons)
- A village in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE830166).
- A village and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP165525).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Luddington is the 94730th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 193 individuals. Luddington is most common among White (73.06%) and Black/African American (21.76%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Luddington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 470.