Explore the Family Name Ledyard

The meaning of Ledyard

English: variant of Liddiard. History: Revolutionary soldier William Ledyard was born at Groton, CT, in1738, a descendant of John Ledyard who sailed from Bristol, England, and settled in CT. The celebrated traveler John Ledyard (1751–89) was William’s nephew and was also born in Groton.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ledyard has seen a minor increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 34,259th most popular, rising slightly to 34,149th in 2010 – an increase of approximately 0.32%. This equates to an increase from 626 people bearing the surname in 2000 to 665 in 2010, a growth rate of 6.23%. Despite this slight increase, proportionally the name remained consistent at 0.23 per 100,000 people.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,259	#34,149	0.32%
Count	626	665	6.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.23	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ledyard

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Ledyard surname identify as White, with this group increasing from 84.82% in 2000 to 85.11% in 2010. The next largest ethnic identity group among those with the Ledyard surname is Black, which decreased from 12.62% in 2000 to 11.43% in 2010. The Hispanic group showed significant proportional growth, albeit from a small base, increasing by 68.75% to 1.35% in 2010. Additionally, there was a new emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races, making up 1.05% of Ledyards in 2010. There were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	84.82%	85.11%	0.34%
Black	12.62%	11.43%	-9.43%
Hispanic	0.8%	1.35%	68.75%
Two or More Races	0%	1.05%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%