Ludlow

== English == === Etymology === From the Old English river name Hlūde, now the River Teme, + hlǣw (“mountain, hill, mound”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlʌd.ləʊ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlʌd.loʊ/ === Proper noun === Ludlow (countable and uncountable, plural Ludlows) (uncountable) A placename: A town and civil parish with a town council in south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5174). A locality in the Shire of Capel, Western Australia, Australia. A rural community of Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California. A ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado. A village in Champaign County, Illinois. A city in Kenton County, Kentucky. A town in Aroostook County, Maine. A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts. A village in Livingston County, Missouri. An unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania. An unincorporated community in Harding County, South Dakota. A town in Windsor County, Vermont. (geology) The Ludlow epoch. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Translations ==== ==== Statistics ==== 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 === Ludlow (not comparable) (geology) Of a geologic epoch within the Silurian period from about 423 to 419 million years ago; marked by the appearance of the millipedes. === See also === Appendix:Geologic timescale === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ludlow”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 470.