St Lawrence Surname

627,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

St Lawrence Surname Definition:

The St. Lawrence family has been at Howth since 1177. Bibl; MIF 319

St Lawrence Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3741:969,14271,998
Canada471:783,94961,790
Australia281:964,13257,058
England151:3,714,537119,675
Barbados91:31,9391,516
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:464,98833,280

St Lawrence (12) may also be a first name.

St Lawrence Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The St. Lawrence family has been at Howth since 1177. Bibl; MIF 319

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

St Lawrence Last Name Facts

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

The surname St Lawrence occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name St Lawrence? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 627,290th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 14,933,496 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of St Lawrence live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. St Lawrence is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 374 people, or 1 in 969,142. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 14 percent live, Florida, where 11 percent live and Massachusetts, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

St Lawrence Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of St Lawrence has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the St Lawrence last name increased 346 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 214 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

St Lawrence Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

The amount St Lawrence earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 27.9% more than the national average, earning $55,187 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.93% more than the national average, earning $56,108 CAD per year.

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