Ludlow

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English

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Ludlow

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Etymology

From the Old English rivername Hlūde, now the River Teme, + hlǣw (“mountain, hill, mound”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlʌd.ləʊ/

Proper noun

Ludlow (countable and uncountable, plural Ludlows)

(uncountable) A placename:
1. A town and civil parish with a town council in south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5174).
2. A locality in the Shire of Capel, Western Australia, Australia.
3. A rural community of Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
4. A number of places in the United States:
  1. An unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California.
  2. A ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado.
  3. A village in Champaign County, Illinois.
  4. A city in Kenton County, Kentucky.
  5. A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
  6. A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
  7. A village in Livingston County, Missouri.
  8. An unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
  9. An unincorporated community in Harding County, South Dakota.
  10. A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
(geology) The Ludlow epoch.
(countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Translations

town

Bulgarian: Лъдлоу (Lǎdlou)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 拉德洛 (Lādéluò)
Greek: Λουντλόβια f (Lountlóvia)
Lithuanian: Ladlou
Persian: لودلاو
Russian: Ладлоу (Ladlou)
Welsh: Llwydlo f

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Ludlow is the 8534^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3856 individuals. Ludlow is most common among White (88.07%) individuals.

Adjective

Ludlow (not comparable)

(geology) Of a geologic epoch within the Silurian period from about 423 to 419 million years ago; marked by the appearance of the millipedes.

See also

Appendix:Geologic timescale

References

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

^ Parish map (England)

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