as a Last Name
- 22,148
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Ludwig
Meaning & Origins
German and Dutch: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements hlod ‘fame’ + wīg ‘war’. This was the name of the founder of the Frankish dynasty, recorded in Latin chronicles as Chlodovechus (see Louis), and Ludovicus, which became German Ludwig. This became a hereditary name in the Wittelsbach family, the royal family of Bavaria.
| 1,398th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 22,148
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Iowa
- has the most people named Ludwig per capita
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