The Ladu surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 164 people carried this name — #108,199 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 45% from 113 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 131 people named Ladu live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Córdoba.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 51 people named Ladu.
Most of them — 30 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
46 people named Ladu live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Ladu,
with a public archive behind them.
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Salvatore Ladu 1958– · jockey -
Tarquinio Ladu 1926–2011 · physician
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Tarquinio Ladu 1926–2011 · physician
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Sandro Ladu 1932–2018 · politician
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Sandro Ladu 1932–2018 · politician
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Giorgio Ladu 1942–2020 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ladu.
- Lada 963 · U.S. census
- Laden 740 · U.S. census
- Ladenburger 150 · U.S. census
- Ladner 6,551 · U.S. census
- Ladouceur 1,289 · U.S. census
- Ladoux 139 · U.S. census
- Lae 144 · U.S. census
- Lafaille 212 · U.S. census
- Lafarge 210 · U.S. census
- Lafargue 412 · U.S. census
- Lafaurie 148 · U.S. census
- Lafay 274 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Ladu is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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