Following is the meaning of Laurence surname. Family name Laurence is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Laurence is used as a family name or surname in South Africa languages. Laurence has 8 characters long in length.
Laurence is common in South Africa country(ies).
Laurence is ranked 17854 in our list.
As per 2010 US census, number of Laurences grew by 9.412922 per cent to 3336 since 2000 and ranked 9722 after elevating 67 spots. The last name was found in around 11 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
Race | 2010 | 2000 |
White | 79.59 | 82.13 |
Black | 11.57 | 10.79 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3.51 | 2.33 |
Others | 2.43 | 2.49 |
Asian and Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander | 1.83 | 0.52 |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.08 | 1.74 |
It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Laurence
How popular is Laurence?
Laurence is quite popular family name mostly used in France while Seychelles is ahead in terms of density. Around 29288 people have been found who wears Laurence as their family name. Laurence is used widely across the globe.
More detailed information can be found below: RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
95,557 Czech Republic6
5,707 Nicaragua5
27,602 Nigeria4
18,114 Algeria3
6,270 Hong Kong3
4,899 Ivory Coast3
3,340 Jamaica3
1,389 Grenada3
18,718 Thailand2
10,858 Tunisia2
2,168 Suriname2
15,591 Burkina Faso2
41,879 Turkey2
1,143 French Polynesia2
19,093 Finland2
993 Guernsey2
3,478 Haiti2
18,035 Egypt2
5,298 Botswana2
4,086 Angola2
2,744 Rwanda2
960 Saint Lucia2
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
90,903 Moldova1
29,046 Japan1
11,510 Oman1
2,377 Marshall Islands1
31,584 Peru1
6,033 Benin1
3,350 Fiji1
664 Equatorial Guinea1
2,715 Gabon1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
7,847 Albania1
17,575 Kuwait1
537 Liechtenstein1
6,688 Malawi1
5,553 Taiwan1
21,562 Portugal1
77,122 Sweden1
36,814 Romania1
5,589 Sudan1
7,895 South Korea1
11,923 Slovenia1
24,421 Slovakia1
58,885 Poland1
13,447 Uganda1
3,307 Malta1
8,268 Mauritius1
2,309 Monaco1
2,724 New Caledonia1
7,292 Vietnam1
29,774 Venezuela1
573 Vanuatu1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,279 Wales45
24,028 United Arab Emirates38
18,843 Chile36
298,295 India36
2,602 Costa Rica29
60,950 Spain28
313,372 Russia23
3,830 Luxembourg20
4,083 Guyana19
14,048 Ireland16
2,892 China15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
10,596 Colombia87
4,526 Singapore71
33,970 Netherlands66
25,418 Zimbabwe57
Countries with hundreds of Laurence:
16,159 Philippines902
3,638 Australia837
8,131 Kenya628
24,415 Brazil509
1,693 New Zealand445
26,194 Indonesia412
7,351 Cameroon396
14,020 Argentina388
28,238 Germany370
7,729 Ghana320
5,769 Belgium312
4,234 Switzerland279
7,134 Malaysia278
16,087 Mexico236
62 Seychelles178
4,108 Scotland144
56,111 Italy123
1,730 Trinidad and Tobago102
Countries with thousands of Laurence:
533 France9,638
1,313 Tanzania4,013
9,616 United States3,811
4,062 England1,844
3,679 Canada1,258
5,450 South Africa1,187
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳
Immigrants to US
Thomas Laurence was Of unknown age when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on October 31, 1848. He lived in Ireland where he worked as immigrant and took Home from Liverpool. Mary-Ann Laurence, aged 22, Thomas Laurence, aged 20, Thomas Laurence (35) Clerk, Mary Laurence, aged 32, 20 years old Bridget Laurence, James Laurence, aged 18, John Laurence (16) Workman, Farmer John Laurence, and 14 other Laurence around 46.67% of whom were workman while others worked as clerk and mechanic migrated to US from London, Liverpool and Waterford.
Comments :Gwenda Lecompte Laurence is a feminine and matronymic name, represents the variation laurent, derivative meaning Laurus bay this name was to be, was originally a nickname given to members of athletic societies it has been popularized by Saint Laurent. Celebrities having Laurence surname
Aimée Laurence Actor
Aimée Laurence Actor
Miguel Laurencena Politician
Max Laurence Film actor
Trevor Laurence Olympic athlete
Ashley Laurence Actress
William Laurence Sullivan Author
Chris Laurence Bassist
Dennis Laurence Cuddy Author
Jay Laurence Lush Geneticist
Oona Laurence portrayed pivotal role of Natalie in 2016 action and adventure film Pete's Dragon. Eloise Laurence portrayed the important character of Skunk in 2012 drama, romance flick Broken. Related Family Names:
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