Laurie meaning | Last name Laurie origin

Following is the meaning of Laurie surname. Family name Laurie is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Laurie
No. of characters: 6
Origin: South Africa
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Laurie

Laurie is used as a family name or surname in South Africa languages. Laurie has 6 characters long in length.

Laurie is common in South Africa country(ies).

Laurie is ranked 28766 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Laurie bearers increased by 3.039158 per cent in 2010 US census to 3526 since 2000, the surname slipped by 419 spots and ranked at 9234. The last name was found in around 12 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 87.78 89.36
Black 6.13 6.2
Hispanic or Latino 2.89 1.96
Others 1.45 1.37
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
1.05 0.85
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.71 0.26

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

How popular is Laurie?

Laurie is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Barbados is ahead in terms of density. Around 17557 people have been found who wears Laurie as their family name. Laurie is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
8,438 China5
108,034 Italy3
10,686 Costa Rica3
8,926 Cameroon3
1,235 Belize2
21,529 Singapore2
2,823 Papua New Guinea2
34,681 Norway2
5,859 Mauritius2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
165,773 Belarus1
12,741 Ecuador1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
53,033 Nigeria1
353 Cook Islands1
120,357 Argentina1
318 Montserrat1
174,544 Czech Republic1
118,015 Netherlands1
16,228 Bulgaria1
2,211 Brunei1
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳

Immigrants to US

Agnes Laurie worked as spinster and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 23 years old embarked for USA from Glasgow on Mary Harrington and arrived on June 16, 1849. Charlotte Laurie, aged 19, 24 years old James Laurie, George Laurie, aged 20, Elizth. Laurie (18), Ja. Laurie (42) Immigrant, 18 years old Ep--- Laurie, T. Laurie, aged 16, Geg. Laurie (13), and 4 other Laurie majority of whom were spinster and others worked as workman migrated to US.

Comments :Jill Broadway Laurie is a rare surname, represents an original place name Cantal, derived from Laurus which means laurel, a plant instead of designating laurels.

Celebrities having Laurie surname

Aleda Des Lauriers Jack Livingston's wife
Greg Laurie Pastor
Ani Laurie Film director
Annie Laurie Gaylor Author
Rebecca Augusta Laurie Actress
Robert Laurier Political figure
Robert Laurier Political figure
Steve Laurie Soccer player
George Brenton Laurie Author
Hugh Laurie Actor

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