Lundon
An invented name, perhaps deriving from Latin lunar meaning moon or moon's light.
Name Census estimates that about 337 living Americans carry the first name Lundon. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 70.2% of registrations being female. The average person named Lundon today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lundon births was 2011 (31 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lundon. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
337
~ 1 in 1,017,075 Americans
Peak year
2011
31 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2016 SSA rank
#13,437
Tracked since 1988
Census
Lundon in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 362 people with the first name Lundon, which placed it at #25,958 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#25,958
National first-name rank
People counted
362
362 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
61.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lundon
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lundon is Black at 61.9%. The next largest groups are White (27.3%) and Hispanic (6.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lundon described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Lundon at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American61.9% · 224
- White27.3% · 99
- Hispanic or Latino6.9% · 25
- Two or more races3.9% · 14
Gender
Gender distribution for Lundon
Lundon is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 342 total registrations, 102 (29.8%) were male and 240 (70.2%) were female.
Lundon as a male name
- Ranked #13,437 in 2016
- 5 male births in 2016
- Peak: 2006 (12 births)
Lundon as a female name
- Ranked #17,404 in 2017
- 5 female births in 2017
- Peak: 2011 (23 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Lundon on both sides of the split. Of the 363 people counted with this name, 132 were male (36.4%) and 231 were female (63.6%).
Popularity
Lundon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lundon from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 142 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lundon by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Lundon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Lundons live
Origin
Meaning and history of Lundon
The name Lundon has its origins in the ancient Celtic language, spoken by tribes inhabiting parts of modern-day Britain, Ireland, and continental Europe. It is believed to have emerged sometime during the Iron Age, around the 5th century BCE. The name is derived from the Celtic root "lun," meaning "grove" or "sacred grove," and "don," signifying "hill" or "elevated place."
This suggests that Lundon may have initially referred to a sacred grove situated atop a hill or a prominent elevated location, which held significant spiritual and cultural importance for the Celtic people. Such sacred groves were revered as places of worship, where druids, the learned class of Celtic society, conducted religious ceremonies and imparted wisdom.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Lundon can be found in the Ogham inscriptions, an ancient Celtic alphabet carved on standing stones and monuments throughout Ireland and parts of Britain. These inscriptions date back to the 4th and 5th centuries CE and often served as memorial stones or boundary markers.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Lundon appeared sporadically in various historical records and chronicles, particularly those documenting the lives of prominent figures with Celtic roots. Notable individuals bearing this name include:
1. Lundon ap Cadwgan (c. 1070 - 1120), a Welsh prince and military leader who played a significant role in the conflicts between the Welsh and the Norman invaders in the late 11th and early 12th centuries.
2. Lundon of Kildare (c. 1180 - 1248), an Irish monk and scholar renowned for his extensive knowledge of Celtic mythology and literature. He is credited with preserving many ancient Irish tales and legends through his writings.
3. Lundon the Bard (c. 1290 - 1360), a celebrated Welsh poet and storyteller whose works were instrumental in keeping alive the rich tradition of Celtic bardic poetry and oral storytelling.
4. Lundon FitzGerald (c. 1420 - 1498), an Anglo-Irish nobleman and military commander who fought alongside the House of York during the Wars of the Roses in England.
5. Lundon O'Malley (c. 1650 - 1720), an Irish chieftain and leader of the O'Malley clan, known for his resistance against the English colonial rule in the late 17th century.
While the name Lundon has become less common in modern times, its roots in the ancient Celtic culture and its association with sacred groves and elevated places have imbued it with a rich historical significance and a connection to the spiritual and natural world.
People
Lundon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lundon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lundon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lundon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 337 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lundon going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,017,075 US residents.
Is Lundon a common name?
We classify Lundon as "Very Rare". It ranks above 80.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 342 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lundon most popular?
The single biggest year for Lundon was 2011, when 31 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lundon is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Lundon in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 362 people with the name Lundon, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #25,958 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Lundon in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Lundon?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Lundon on both sides of the split. Of the 363 people counted with this name, 132 were male (36.4%) and 231 were female (63.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Lundon?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lundon is Black at 61.9%. The next largest groups are White (27.3%) and Hispanic (6.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Lundon most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Lundon in the 2020 Census, accounting for 61.9% (224 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Lundon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lundon a female name?
Yes, 70.2% of people registered as Lundon in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Lundon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lundon in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Lundon can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Lundon as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.