Ludlow

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English

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Etymology

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From the Old English rivername Hlūde, now the River Teme, + hlǣw (mountain, hill, mound).

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Proper noun

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Ludlow (countable and uncountable, plural Ludlows)

  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    1. A town and civil parish with a town council in south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5174). [1]
    2. A locality in the Shire of Capel, Western Australia, Australia.
    3. A rural community of Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
    4. A number of places in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California.
      2. A ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado.
      3. A village in Champaign County, Illinois.
      4. A city in Kenton County, Kentucky.
      5. A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
      6. A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
      7. A village in Livingston County, Missouri.
      8. An unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
      9. An unincorporated community in Harding County, South Dakota.
      10. A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
  2. (geology) The Ludlow epoch.
  3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

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Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ludlow is the 8534th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3856 individuals. Ludlow is most common among White (88.07%) individuals.

Adjective

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Ludlow (not comparable)

  1. (geology) Of a geologic epoch within the Silurian period from about 423 to 419 million years ago; marked by the appearance of the millipedes.

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