Is LadWig an Irish or German Surname ?

Question

Hi Can u please tell if "LADWIG" is an IRISH or GERMAN surname.

thx.

Answer 1

I believe it's irish.

Answer 2

It is a northern German variant of Ludwig.

Answer 3

Hi,

I found this surname emigrating to the states from Germany, Austria, Prussia and Bavaria.  But I saw the name in overwhelming amounts from Germany.  Hope this helps.

Laurie

Answer 4

Ladwig  

Last name origin & meaning:

North German variant of Ludwig.

Ludwig    

First name origins & meanings:

Old German: Famous warrior

German: Famed warrior

German: Famous fighter

First name variations: Ahlois, Aloess, Alois, Alosius, Aloisio, Aloys, Lewis, Louis, Ludwick, Lutwick, Aloysius, Lewis, Lewes, Luis, Louie, Lewie, Lou, Lew, Lu, Ludvig, Luigi, Lodovico, Luthias, Llewellyn, Clovis, Chlodwig, Lajos, Louis, Lugweg, Lugwige, Ludwik

Last name origin & meaning:

German and Dutch: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements hlod ‘fame’ + wīg ‘war’. This was the name of the founder of the Frankish dynasty, recorded in Latin chronicles as Chlodovechus (see Louis), and Ludovicus, which became German Ludwig. This became a hereditary name in the Wittelsbach family, the royal family of Bavaria.