Lundy
An English name derived from the Old Norse word "lundr" meaning "grove" or "small wood".
Name Census estimates that about 185 living Americans carry the first name Lundy. It is a predominantly male name (91.5% of registrations). The average person named Lundy today is around 56 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lundy births was 1916 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lundy. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Lundy with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
185
~ 1 in 1,852,726 Americans
Peak year
1916
16 babies that year
Average age
56
years old
2023 SSA rank
#11,697
Tracked since 1912
Census
Lundy in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 394 people with the first name Lundy, which placed it at #24,446 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#24,446
National first-name rank
People counted
394
394 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
70.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lundy
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lundy is White at 70.6%. The next largest groups are Black (11.7%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (8.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lundy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Lundy at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White70.6% · 278
- Black or African American11.7% · 46
- Asian and Pacific Islander8.1% · 32
- Hispanic or Latino5.6% · 22
- Two or more races3.3% · 13
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 3
Gender
Gender distribution for Lundy
Lundy leans heavily male at 91.5% of total registrations, but 30 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Lundy as a male name
- Ranked #11,697 in 2023
- 6 male births in 2023
- Peak: 1916 (16 births)
Lundy as a female name
- Ranked #14,607 in 2022
- 6 female births in 2022
- Peak: 2020 (8 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Lundy on both sides of the split. Of the 399 people counted with this name, 241 were male (60.4%) and 158 were female (39.6%).
Popularity
Lundy: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lundy from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 57 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1950s peak, Lundy remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lundy by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Lundy during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Lundys live
Origin
Meaning and history of Lundy
The name Lundy is believed to have originated from the Old English word "lunde," which means "grove" or "small wood." This name is thought to have been derived from the place name Lundy Island, a small island off the coast of Devon, England, in the Bristol Channel.
The earliest recorded use of the name Lundy dates back to the 12th century, when it appeared in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive record of land ownership and taxation in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The name was likely used to refer to someone who lived near or was associated with the island of Lundy.
In the 13th century, the name Lundy appeared in the Pipe Rolls of Henry III, which were records of payments made to the Crown in medieval England. This suggests that the name had gained some prominence during this period.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Lundy was Sir Thomas Lundy, who lived in the 14th century and was a member of the English gentry. He was involved in various military campaigns and was appointed as a commissioner to negotiate a truce with Scotland in 1357.
Another notable figure with the name Lundy was Benjamin Lundy, an American abolitionist and activist who lived from 1789 to 1839. He was a vocal opponent of slavery and founded several anti-slavery publications, including the Genius of Universal Emancipation.
In the 19th century, the name Lundy gained further recognition with the British explorer and naturalist Robert Falcon Scott, who was born in 1868. Scott is famous for leading two expeditions to the Antarctic, including the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition, during which he and his team perished in 1912 while attempting to return from the South Pole.
Another individual with the name Lundy was Charles E. Lundy, an American artist and illustrator born in 1876. He was known for his illustrations in various magazines and books, including several works by Mark Twain.
In the 20th century, the name Lundy continued to be used, although less frequently. One notable figure was Thomas Lundy, a British politician and Member of Parliament who was born in 1919 and served in the House of Commons from 1964 to 1970.
While the name Lundy has its roots in Old English and has been associated with historical figures, it is not a particularly common name in modern times. Its usage has declined significantly over the centuries, although it remains a unique and intriguing name with a rich historical background.
People
Lundy + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lundy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lundy: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lundy?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 185 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lundy going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,852,726 US residents.
Is Lundy a common name?
We classify Lundy as "Very Rare". It ranks above 73.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 355 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lundy most popular?
The single biggest year for Lundy was 1916, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lundy is about 56 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Lundy in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 394 people with the name Lundy, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,446 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Lundy in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Lundy?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Lundy on both sides of the split. Of the 399 people counted with this name, 241 were male (60.4%) and 158 were female (39.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Lundy?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lundy is White at 70.6%. The next largest groups are Black (11.7%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (8.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Lundy most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Lundy in the 2020 Census, accounting for 70.6% (278 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Lundy in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lundy a male name?
Yes, 91.5% of people registered as Lundy in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Lundy still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lundy in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Lundy can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Lundy?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.