Laurens is used as a family name or surname in South Africa. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Laurens
No. of characters: 7
Origin: South Africa
Meaning: Name focused in the Aveyron and Tarn. See Lawrence.

How popular is Laurens?

Laurens is common in South Africa.

Laurens is ranked 42145 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Laurens bearers increased by 0.8955224 per cent in 2010 US census to 338 since 2000, the surname slipped by 2763 spots and ranked at 59742. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 79.59 81.79
Hispanic or Latino 14.5 13.43
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 2.96 2.09
Laurens is quite popular family name mostly used in France while Jersey is ahead in terms of density. Around 11540 people have been found who wears Laurens as their family name. Laurens is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
38,459 New Zealand7
381,097 Ukraine4
119,730 Brazil3
11,342 Uruguay3
28,232 Morocco2
24,766 Scotland2
118,441 Germany2
4,249 Cambodia1
18,969 Wales1
880 Djibouti1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
153,416 Italy1
29,046 Japan1
12,745 Luxembourg1
40,340 Malaysia1
2,232 French Polynesia1
2,724 New Caledonia1
9,591 Panama1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
14,373 Jordan1
77,122 Sweden1
31,584 Peru1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
23,537 Switzerland45
18,843 Chile36
55,100 Spain33
469 Jersey33
23,914 Denmark20
353,279 Russia19
15,050 Singapore18
14,048 Ireland16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
169,476 India93
50,757 Canada60
3,881 Hong Kong59
5,963 Latvia58
Countries with hundreds of Laurens:
12,781 Indonesia962
2,380 Venezuela928
3,771 Netherlands687
8,583 Argentina627
51,163 United States517
3,883 Colombia507
4,853 Belgium364
30,207 England151
23,602 Mexico131
19,596 Australia130
1,132 Suriname107
Countries with thousands of Laurens:
1,449 France4,604
5,014 South Africa1,297
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Comments

W
Williams Higdon
Laurens is a Christian name and surname dusud-west regional form of laurent, derived from the Latin meaning Laurus bay this name was to be, was originally a nickname given to members of athletic societies.

Laurens Namesakes

  • Shelly Laurenston, Author
  • Ernest Du Laurens de la Barre, Author
  • James Laurenson, Actor
  • Nicolaas Laurens Burman, Author
  • Camille Laurens, Writer
  • Henri Joseph Du Laurens, Novelist
  • Nicolaas Laurens Burman, Author
  • Dagmar Laurens, Actress
  • Chester Laurens Dawes, Author
  • Anna Laurens Dawes, Author

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