Explore the Family Name Laudon

The meaning of Laudon

1. Austrian German (of Slavic origin): from a Germanized form of a personal name based on Old Slavic ljudъje ‘people’. It originates from Livonia on the Baltic. 2. French: variant, with fused definite article l’, of Audon, from the personal name Audon, from a short form of ancient Germanic compound names based on the element ald ‘old’.

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How common is the last name Laudon in the United States?

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Laudon experienced a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Laudon ranked 64,008 in popularity and dropped to a rank of 70,833 in 2010, a 10.66% change. The total count of individuals with the Laudon surname also declined from 291 in 2000 to 276 in 2010. This shift reflects a 5.15% decline and a decrease in the proportion per 100,000 people from 0.11 to 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,008	#70,833	-10.66%
Count	291	276	-5.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Laudon

The same census data reveals some shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Laudon surname. Individuals identifying as White made up the majority of those with the surname Laudon, though their proportion decreased marginally from 95.53% in 2000 to 94.93% in 2010. On the other hand, those identifying as Hispanic increased notably from 1.72% to 3.99%, marking a substantial growth of 131.98%. No changes were recorded for Asian/Pacific Islander, those identifying with two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories with the Laudon surname over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.53%	94.93%	-0.63%
Hispanic	1.72%	3.99%	131.98%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%