Laws Surname

18,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Laws 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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Laws Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States18,4381:19,6582,474
England6,0481:9,2131,348
Australia2,1321:12,6621,841
Canada6371:57,8426,827
Germany5371:149,91718,005
New Zealand3751:12,0762,103
South Africa3491:155,23717,537
Scotland1561:34,3193,374
Jamaica1431:20,0701,757
Wales1071:28,9212,968
Paraguay811:89,3432,161
Panama791:49,5222,416
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Saint Kitts and Nevis361:1,533275
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
France291:2,290,439180,028
Bermuda271:2,418390
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Ireland151:313,92910,911
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Norway101:514,22941,629
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Togo91:805,3086,372
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
India61:127,844,230863,365
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Anguilla41:3,359324
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Malta41:107,5681,849
Micronesia41:26,561731
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
China21:683,660,78330,601
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Belize21:177,7373,502
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,2731:7,4471,149
Scotland421:89,1244,677
Wales211:74,6863,520
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4211:14,6801,878

Laws (90) may also be a first name.

Laws 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

Genit., and pl., of Law, q.v.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The son of Law, a pet form of Lawrence (laurel, symbol of victory).

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

From the Flemish, Lauwers; from the Swedish, Lohse; in the Domesday Book, Lorz; a personal name.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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
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Laws Demographics

Average Laws Salary in
United States

$38,890 USD

Per year
Rank:
784,947 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00452493
Rank: 2,735 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
90.13%
Sample size: 9,923 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Laws Last Name Facts

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

The last name Laws (Arabic: علوس) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laws? popularity and diffusion

It is the 18,663rd most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 246,709 people. Laws occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Laws live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,005,046th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 90 people.

Laws is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 18,438 people, or 1 in 19,658. In The United States Laws is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 15 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Maryland, where 5 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 81 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Laws Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Laws has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Laws last name increased 539 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 371 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 510 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 250 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Laws Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Laws last name is predominantly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Laws are 18.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.23% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Laws earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 55.92% more than the national average, earning 539,602 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 0.43% less than the national average, earning R 236,628 per year; in United States they earn 9.87% less than the national average, earning $38,890 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.09% more than the national average, earning $55,692 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawse8917/
Lauws894/
Leaws891/
Lawshe80552/
Lawsch802/
Labs751,062/
Lawz75315/
Lows75133/
Lews7583/
Lavs7579/
Lafs754/
Lawx751/
Laabs674,942/
Laufs671,229/
Louws67675/
Leiws6745/
Lawce6736/
Labsh6720/
Loews6720/
Lavås6718/
Lawch6714/
Laubs6713/
Lauvs6711/
Lewsz675/
Lowse673/
Lyows672/
Hlawsová672/
Lahbs672/
Lowhs671/
Hlavs671/
Laffs671/
Loows671/
Leews671/
Hlabs671/
Leafs671/
Llews670/
Laphs670/
Leabs670/
Liabs670/
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Laws Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laws in the Arabic language
علوسlws-
لوسlws-

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