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

The last name Laws (Arabic: علوس) occurs most in The United States. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 18,663^rd most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 246,709 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Laws are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,005,046^th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 90 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 18,438 people, or 1 in 19,658. In The United States it is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 15 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Maryland, where 5 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 81 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Laws Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Laws Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Laws last name are 18.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.23% being registered with 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.