The first name Ludger

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About the first name Ludger

Meaning

The name Ludger traditionally means “spear of the people”.

Historical origin

The name Ludger comes from Germanic Liudger, formed from liud “people” and ger “spear”.

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In older records, Ludger may appear with spelling variants caused by regional usage and the writing habits of priests or notaries.

Pronunciation:lud-jerlydʒ.e

Frequency of the first name Ludger by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Ludger by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name LudgerLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Ludger in baptisms by year.10075502501765181118571903194919951765–1769 1 baptisms1805–1809 2 baptisms1815–1819 1 baptisms1820–1824 3 baptisms1825–1829 9 baptisms1830–1834 12 baptisms1835–1839 34 baptisms1840–1844 46 baptisms1845–1849 51 baptisms1850–1854 74 baptisms1855–1859 85 baptisms1860–1864 62 baptisms1865–1869 70 baptisms1870–1874 50 baptisms1875–1879 37 baptisms1880–1884 40 baptisms1885–1889 32 baptisms1890–1894 34 baptisms1895–1899 22 baptisms1900–1904 14 baptisms1905–1909 4 baptisms1910–1914 4 baptisms1915–1919 4 baptisms1920–1924 12 baptisms1925–1929 1 baptisms1930–1934 1 baptisms1995–1999 1 baptisms

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