Ladd is used as a family name or surname in Welsh. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ladd
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Welsh
Meaning: From Welsh Lladd, to destroy

How popular is Ladd?

Ladd is common in United States.

Ladd is ranked 21462 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Ladd bearers increased by 1.346081 per cent in 2010 US census to 16112 since 2000, the surname slipped by 160 spots and ranked at 2256. The last name was found in around 55 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 87.67 88.81
Black 6.75 6.38
Hispanic or Latino 2.35 1.84
Others 1.66 1.48
Ladd is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies that it is originated from United States. Around 24067 people have been found who wears Ladd as their family name. Ladd is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
275,830 Ukraine8
10,542 China4
67,494 South Africa3
3,707 Malawi3
7,294 Kuwait3
127,708 Czech Republic3
1,313 United States Virgin Islands2
18,718 Thailand2
723,167 Indonesia2
5,671 Guatemala2
18,625 Japan2
139,444 Brazil2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
54,641 Sweden2
49,529 Israel1
2,057 Isle of Man1
8,859 Iraq1
29,595 Iran1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
16,640 Hong Kong1
801 Cape Verde1
2,505 Congo1
408 Åland1
153,416 Italy1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
3,243 Suriname1
66,560 Philippines1
81,201 Switzerland1
5,553 Taiwan1
53,505 Turkey1
58,885 Poland1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
5,916 Mozambique1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,780 Scotland46
7,570 Ireland38
359,634 India26
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
78,041 Spain19
15,050 Singapore18
78,557 Netherlands13
442,509 Russia12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
93,642 France98
66,582 Argentina60
Countries with hundreds of Ladd:
5,472 Canada796
5,051 Australia592
16,087 Mexico236
43,536 Germany235
8,874 Peru214
3,758 New Zealand204
4,607 Ecuador184
3,682 Wales102
Countries with thousands of Ladd:
5,416 England1,339
Countries with ten thousands of Ladd:
2,042 United States19,751
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant Maria Ladd from Ireland aboard the Abeona from Liverpool during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 30 years old when she arrived in USA on May 20, 1850. Immigrant Betsey Ladd, Jane Ladd, 5 years old Mary-Anne Ladd, 3 years old William Ladd, Henry Ladd, aged Born at sea, Thomas Ladd, aged 23, are other Ladd that migrated to US.

Ladd Namesakes

  • Abbie Ladd Thorndike, Edward Thorndike's mother
  • Adoniram Judson Ladd, Author
  • Alan Ladd, Actor
  • Alana Ladd, Actress
  • Alan Ladd, Actor
  • Andrew Ladd, Ice hockey player
  • William S. Ladd, American Politician
  • Alan Ladd, Actor
  • Alan Ladd, Actor
  • Bre Ladd, Luke Walton's wife

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