Lawrance Surname

61,849th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Lawrance Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Laurence.' This saint of universal popularity has made a deep impression upon our nomenclature; v. Law (a), Lawson, Lowrie, Laurie, Larkin, Larrett, &c.

Gilbert Laueronce, Cambridgeshire, 1273.

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Lawrance Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7521:31,8034,240
Australia1,1441:23,5983,233
Tanzania9321:56,8046,177
United States7511:482,63540,833
India6021:1,274,19550,275
Nigeria4841:365,99719,588
Canada4431:83,1739,255
Papua New Guinea3871:21,0692,246
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Liberia1801:24,4922,407
Malaysia1761:167,58110,231
South Africa1531:354,10332,399
Scotland641:83,6536,073
Singapore601:91,7953,674
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
Pakistan511:3,502,82126,594
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Wales181:171,91811,581
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
France71:9,488,960336,266
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
China71:195,331,65210,124
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Cook Islands41:4,5451,050
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Macau21:300,8151,009
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7201:14,1722,120
Scotland1331:28,1442,484
Wales1011:15,529923
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8191:27,6083,393

Lawrance (17,439) may also be a first name.

Lawrance Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Laurence.' This saint of universal popularity has made a deep impression upon our nomenclature; v. Law (a), Lawson, Lowrie, Laurie, Larkin, Larrett, &c.

Gilbert Laueronce, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John fil. Laurence, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Simon fil. Laurencii, London, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Nicholas Lawranson, of Poynton, Cheshire, 1584: Wills at Chester.

James Lawranson, of Maghull, 1613: ibid.

Josiah Lawrenson, of Frodsham: ibid. (1681-1700).

Memorials to members of one and the same family represent the name as follows:

Mary, wife of John Laurence, 1736: History of Norfolk.

Ester, wife of John Lawrence, 1796: ibid.

Mary, d. of John and Ester Lanranee, 1727: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

V. Laurence.

There are parishes called St. Lawrence in Kent, Hants, Essex, &c.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The personal name, from the Latin Laurentius. The following are its diminutives and derivatives; Lawrie, Larry, Larkin, Larking, Larkins, Lawes, Lawson, Lawkin.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Flourishing.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Flourishing, spreading, from Laurus, the laurel—tree. Sir Robert Lawrence, of Ashton Hall, Lancashire, England, accompanied Richard I. to the Holy Land, 1191.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Lawrence. —Characteristic of the southern half of England, especially numerous in the south - west, where it is best represented in Somerset, and then in the neighbouring counties of Dorset and Gloucester. Lawrenson is a Lancashire name. Amongst the derivatives of Lawrence are included Law, Lawes, Lawson, Lawrie, Larkin, etc. In one form or another this ancient name is scattered over England.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Lawrance Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lawrance (Tibetan: ལོ་རན་སི་) occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawrance? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 61,849th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 896,929 people. The last name Lawrance occurs mostly in Africa, where 26 percent of Lawrance are found; 23 percent are found in Northern Europe and 23 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 41,760th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 17,439 people.

The last name Lawrance is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 1,752 people, or 1 in 31,803. In England Lawrance is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 13 percent reside, Kent, where 7 percent reside and Leicestershire, where 6 percent reside. Other than England this surname occurs in 76 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent reside and Tanzania, where 11 percent reside.

Lawrance Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lawrance has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Lawrance surname rose 102 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 59 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 52 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 82 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lawrance Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Lawrance last name is chiefly Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States Lawrance are 9.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lawrance earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.41% less than the national average, earning 247,754 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 66.08% more than the national average, earning R 394,680 per year; in United States they earn 3.4% less than the national average, earning $41,682 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.36% more than the national average, earning $55,327 CAD per year.

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Lawrance Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lawrance in the Tibetan language
ལོ་རན་སི་lorensi-

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