# Laurent (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/laurent/  
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, equivalent to English Lawrence or Laurence

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,665 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,232 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 46,323 people |
| Change since 2000 | +19% (5,615 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from French Laurent.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Laurent 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) | 54% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Laurent in the German Empire and Belgium.

## People named Laurent

- Jean-Théodore Laurent, Apostolic vicar of Luxembourg (1804–1884)
- Raymond Laurent, Belgian zoologist (1917–2005)

## Similar surnames

Larned, Lorentz, Learned, Lorentzen.

## 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.