Laurence meaning | Last name Laurence origin

Following is the meaning of Laurence surname. Family name Laurence is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Laurence
No. of characters: 8
Origin: South Africa
Meaning: Matronymic formed on Lawrence, especially common to Normandy (the region of France where matronymics are the most numerous).

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
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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
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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.
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