Law meaning | Last name Law origin

Following is the meaning of Law surname. Family name Law is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Law
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Scotland
Meaning: A hill. Laye, old French, a hill

Law is used as a family name or surname in Scotland languages. Law has 3 characters long in length.

Law is common in China country(ies).

Law is ranked 490 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Law bearers increased by 3.954693 per cent in 2010 US census to 32122 since 2000, the surname slipped by 52 spots and ranked at 1089. The last name was found in around 109 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 65.61 68.5
Black 15.63 15.12
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 14.22 13.17
Others 2.08 1.61
Hispanic or Latino 2.07 1.28
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.39 0.33

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Law

How popular is Law?

Law is quite popular family name mostly used in China while Hong Kong is ahead in terms of density. Around 1011543 people have been found who wears Law as their family name. Law is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
20,441 Georgia8
20,525 Mauritania8
739 Madagascar7
10,935 Armenia5
25,156 Azerbaijan5
9,391 Guyana5
1,380 Libya4
59,967 Moldova4
8,926 Cameroon3
6,989 Uganda3
4,096 Dominican Republic3
11,392 Slovakia3
3,224 Afghanistan3
7,683 Latvia3
1,718 Yemen3
4,881 Oman3
722 Saint Lucia3
2,794 El Salvador2
14,621 Croatia2
20,035 Uzbekistan2
5,817 Albania2
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳

Immigrants to US

During the great famine, 20 years old maid Betty Law who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on May 7, 1846 by Sheridan put out from Liverpool. Elizabeth Law, aged 22, Bernard Law (36) Workman, Dortha Law (23) Maid, Joseph Law, aged 23, Charles Law (21) Immigrant, Immigrant Catherine Law, Mary Law, aged 19, Infant Kate Law, and 58 other Law around 45% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and spinster, shoemaker migrated to US from Liverpool, Dublin and London.

Comments :Cristobal Diehl  The origin of the name is Anglo-Saxon etymology comes from the word meaning law legislation this nickname indicates the social function of an ancestor: lawyer. Anonymous - Thursday 7th December 2023 , 9:41 PM ЬрМ

Celebrities having Law surname

Phyllida Law, Scottish actress
Abass Lawal Soccer player
Oladimeji Lawal Soccer player
Adeshina Lawal Soccer player
Abbott Lawrence American Politician
Jennifer Lawrence Actress
Abigail Lawrie Actress
Abigail Lawrie Actress
Mudashiru Lawal Soccer player
Walter C. Lawson Lawyer
Steve Lawrence Computer scientist
  • Hayley Law characterized the leading role of Nikki Morrison in 2018 comedy and drama flick The New Romantic.
  • In 2018, Allison Law played the role of Best Friend in thriller film The Girl on the Beach.
  • In 2016 drama film, PG lin oi ji yin, Vivian Law portrayed Vivian.
  • In 1994, Jacqueline Law played the role of N in drama film Xin qiao lang jun.
  • Yun-ping Law characterized critical character of N in 1982 adventure, drama film Quan ji xiao ji.

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