Find out how popular the last name Lundry is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Lundry.

Lundry, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Lundry surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lundry in America

Lundry is the 84136th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lundry surname appeared 223 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Lundry.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lundry to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Lundry

The surname Lundry is of English origin, tracing its roots back to the medieval period. It is believed to have originated as a locational name, derived from a place called Lunt or Lunde, which means a small wood or grove in Old English. The name likely referred to someone who lived near or came from such a place.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name dates back to the 13th century, where it appears in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire as Willelmus de la Lunde in 1273. This reference suggests that the surname was initially formed with the preposition "de la" before the place name, a common practice in those times.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, a record of landholders in England commissioned by William the Conqueror, there are mentions of places with similar names, such as Lunt in Staffordshire and Lunde in Yorkshire, which could have been the source of the Lundry surname.

The name underwent various spelling variations over the centuries, including Lunde, Lund, Lundy, and Lundry. One notable bearer of the name was Sir John Lunde, a 14th-century English knight who fought in the Battle of Crécy during the Hundred Years' War in 1346.

Another historical figure was Thomas Lundry, a merchant and alderman in the City of London during the 16th century. He was born in 1520 and served as the Sheriff of London in 1566.

In the 17th century, William Lundry, born in 1612, was a prominent landowner and justice of the peace in Gloucestershire, England. His estate and manor house, known as Lundry Manor, were passed down through generations of his family.

Moving to the 18th century, Mary Lundry, born in 1734, was a renowned author and poet from Yorkshire. Her collection of poems, titled "Verses from the Grove," was widely acclaimed during her lifetime.

In the 19th century, Sir Robert Lundry, born in 1822, was a British explorer and cartographer. He was responsible for mapping vast regions of Africa and his expeditions contributed significantly to the geographical knowledge of the continent.

While the surname Lundry has its roots in England, it has since spread to other parts of the world, including North America and Australia, through migration and immigration over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lundry

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Lundry.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Lundry was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Lundry has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Lundry was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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