How common is the surname Laurence?

3,336 people in the United States had the surname Laurence in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,550 Americans. It ranked 9,722nd of 162,253 surnames.

How do you pronounce Laurence?

Laurence is /ˈlɔɹəns/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Laurence getting more or less common?

More common. 3,049 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,336 in 2010, up 9.4%.

Is Laurence also a first name?

Yes. Laurence 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 Laurence

A patronymic surname, carried by 3,336 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈlɔɹəns/ 2 syllables Soundex L652 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). Laurence is more common than 94% of them.

Origin

From the name of a third century Roman martyr, Latin Laurentius, "a person from Laurentum", the place name possibly derived from laurus (“laurel”).

Laurence is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,336 people named Laurence in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 92,550 Americans. That is up 9.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,049.

#9,722

rank among US surnames

3,336

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+9.4%

change since 2000 (was #9,789)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,716	Haskin	3,339	92,466
#9,720	Mandell	3,337	92,522
#9,722	Mower	3,336	92,550
#9,727	Nevels	3,335	92,577
#9,728	Vale	3,334	92,605
#9,730	Suttle	3,333	92,633

Who is named Laurence

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

80% of people named Laurence identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Two or more races 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Lawrence

Surnames that sound like Laurence

Laurence has the Soundex code L652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L652.

Questions

Where does the surname Laurence come from?: From the name of a third century Roman martyr, Latin Laurentius, "a person from Laurentum", the place name possibly derived from laurus (“laurel”).
How common is the surname Laurence?: 3,336 people in the United States had the surname Laurence in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,550 Americans. It ranked 9,722nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Laurence?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Laurence identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
How do you pronounce Laurence?: Laurence is /ˈlɔɹəns/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Laurence?: Laurence is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Laurence getting more or less common?: More common. 3,049 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,336 in 2010, up 9.4%.
What are other spellings of Laurence?: Lawrence.
Is Laurence also a first name?: Yes. Laurence 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.