Ladwig Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Ladwig is a branch of the Ludwig name tree. Its meaning, shared with Ludwig, is “Famous in battle”.

A variant of Ludwig

Ladwig writes “a” in place of the “u” found in Ludwig, a common scribal difference. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Related forms: Lodwig, Ludowig and Ludewig.

Surname statistics

According to the 2010 US Census, the Ladwig surname had 2,104 bearers. It sits among the 25,000 most common last names in the country.

Heraldry and the Ladwig name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Ludwig surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

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