Ludwigs Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

The last name Ludwigs is another written form of Ludwig, a German family name. Read literally, Ludwigs points to “Famous in battle”. The extra ending in Ludwigs is patronymic: it identified a person as belonging to Ludwig's family. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

You may also find the name written Ludewig and Lutz.

Arms linked to Ludwig and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Ludwigs surname pack.