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Where Does The Last Name Lawrence Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Lawrence (Arabic: اورنس, Bengali: লরেন্স, Hindi: लारेन्स, Marathi: लाँरेन्स, Oriya: ଜାେନ) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lawrence.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawrence? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 1,519^th most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 20,475 people. The last name Lawrence occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Lawrence reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lawrence is also the 806^th most commonly held forename globally, held by 1,073,043 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 160,687 people, or 1 in 2,256. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent live, New York, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 177 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Lawrence Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Lawrence has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lawrence last name increased 628 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 266 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 347 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 207 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 179 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lawrence Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (48%) in Ireland, Orthodox (67%) in Russia, Christian (97%) in Kenya, Latin Catholic (29%) in Lebanon and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Lawrence are 6.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.48% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lawrence earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 47.65% more than the national average, earning 511,000 kr per year; in Peru they earn 76.89% more than the national average, earning S/. 34,290 per year; in South Africa they earn 23.91% more than the national average, earning R 294,468 per year; in United States they earn 1.58% less than the national average, earning $42,468 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.87% more than the national average, earning $51,111 CAD per year.