How common is the surname Laurel?

1,984 people in the United States had the surname Laurel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 155,618 Americans. It ranked 14,920th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Laurel?

Brenda Laurel, American video game developer.

Where is the surname Laurel most common?

Wikidata records people named Laurel in the United States.

Is the surname Laurel getting more or less common?

More common. 1,775 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,984 in 2010, up 12%.

Is Laurel also a first name?

Yes. Laurel is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Laurel

A Spanish surname, carried by 1,984 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L640 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Laurel is more common than 90.8% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

A surname from Spanish.

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,984 people named Laurel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 155,618 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,775.

#14,920

rank among US surnames

1,984

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+11.8%

change since 2000 (was #15,217)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,913	Anger	1,985	155,539
#14,920	Laurel	1,984	155,618

Who is named Laurel

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

50% of people named Laurel identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 23% as white (not Hispanic) and 16% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 50%
White (not Hispanic) 23%
Asian and Pacific Islander 16%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.0%
Two or more races 3.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Laurels

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Brenda Laurel
American video game developer, born 1950

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Laurel come from?: Laurel is Spanish in origin.
How common is the surname Laurel?: 1,984 people in the United States had the surname Laurel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 155,618 Americans. It ranked 14,920th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Laurel?: In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Laurel identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 23% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Laurel?: Brenda Laurel, American video game developer.
Where is the surname Laurel most common?: Wikidata records people named Laurel in the United States.
Is the surname Laurel getting more or less common?: More common. 1,775 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,984 in 2010, up 12%.
Is Laurel also a first name?: Yes. Laurel is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.