Explore the Family Name Ludvigsen

The meaning of Ludvigsen

Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Ludvig (see Ludwig). Compare Ludvigson and Ludwigsen. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Thor, Vidar, Erik, Lars.

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

The Ludvigsen surname, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a modest increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname moved from 44,997 in 2000 to 44,576 in 2010, reflecting a growth rate of 0.94%. The total count of people bearing the Ludvigsen surname also increased from 449 in 2000 to 482 in 2010, which is an increase of 7.35%. However, when considering its proportion per 100,000 people, the popularity slightly decreased by 5.88%, moving from 0.17 to 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,997	#44,576	0.94%
Count	449	482	7.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ludvigsen

In relation to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data for the Ludvigsen surname shows that it is predominantly associated with those who identify as White. There was a slight decrease in this group from 96.44% in 2000 to 95.85% in 2010. Meanwhile, individuals identifying as Hispanic with the Ludvigsen name saw a significant increase of 85.90% over the same period, although they still represent a small minority at 2.90%. Those identifying with two or more races disappeared completely from the 2010 census, down from 1.11% in 2000. No individuals with the Ludvigsen surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.44%	95.85%	-0.61%
Hispanic	1.56%	2.9%	85.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.11%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%