# Lauren (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/lauren/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from French [in turn originating as a patronymic], a variant of Laurent.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 788 |
| US rank (2010) | 29,822 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 391,809 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.4% (762 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɔɹɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Loren, Lorin, Lauryn |

## Etymology

Latin clipping of Laurentius. Doublet of Laurence.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lauren in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 87% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lauren in the United States.

## People named Lauren

- Joy Lauren, American actress
- Greg Lauren, American actor
- Tammy Lauren, American actress
- Dylan Lauren, American entrepreneur
- Dillan Lauren, American pornographic actress
- Elizabeth Berkley, American actress

## Similar surnames

Laureano, Learn, Laurin, Lerma, Lawhorn, Liriano, Llerena, Laramie, Lawhorne, Lorraine, Loran.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.