Ludwig Family History
Ludwig Name Meaning
German and Dutch: from a Germanic personal name composed of the
elements hlod ‘fame’ + wig ‘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.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Ludwig
Name Distribution of Ludwig Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Ludwig families
 306 - 610  103 - 305 |
 1 - 102  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Ludwig families
|
34 - 65 12 - 33 |
1 - 11 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Ludwig families
|
4 - 5 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Ludwig Family Origin
Ludwig Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Ludwig
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Ludwig Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Ludwig census records
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Ludwig Civil War Service Records
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