Lauritzen Surname

60,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Lauritzen Surname User-submission:

Lauritzen is a Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic, derived from a personal name equivalent to Lawrence.

Lauritzen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark3,4551:1,634107
United States2,3821:152,16615,625
Norway1,7511:2,937261
Germany2351:342,57633,517
Sweden1571:62,7184,797
Canada1171:314,92028,951
Brazil1091:1,963,98562,590
Australia421:642,75544,739
England351:1,591,94567,242
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Greenland71:8,054710
France61:11,070,454349,096
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Lauritzen (17) may also be a first name.

Lauritzen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Lauritzen is a Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic, derived from a personal name equivalent to Lawrence.

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Lauritzen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lauritzen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Lauritzen occurs more in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lauritzen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lauritzen is the 60,115th most common surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 869,117 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Lauritzen are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 17 people.

Lauritzen is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is borne by 3,455 people, or 1 in 1,634. In Denmark it is primarily found in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 30 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 29 percent reside and Central Denmark Region, where 19 percent reside. Other than Denmark it occurs in 48 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Norway, where 21 percent reside.

Lauritzen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lauritzen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lauritzen surname grew 8,214 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 583 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lauritzen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lauritzen last name are 9.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.72% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lauritzen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.03% less than the national average, earning 335,607 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 55.4% more than the national average, earning R 369,300 per year; in United States they earn 3.6% more than the national average, earning $44,704 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.28% more than the national average, earning $56,778 CAD per year.

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