How common is the surname Laurent?

6,665 people in the United States had the surname Laurent in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,323 Americans. It ranked 5,232nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Laurent?

Jean-Théodore Laurent, Apostolic vicar of Luxembourg (1804–1884), followed by Raymond Laurent.

Where is the surname Laurent most common?

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

Is the surname Laurent getting more or less common?

More common. 5,615 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,665 in 2010, up 19%.

Is Laurent also a first name?

Yes. Laurent 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 Laurent

A French surname, carried by 6,665 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L653 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). Laurent is more common than 96.8% of them.

Origin

French origin

Borrowed from French Laurent.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,665 people named Laurent in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 46,323 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,615.

#5,232

rank among US surnames

6,665

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+18.7%

change since 2000 (was #5,670)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,223	Byars	6,683	46,199
#5,224	Dacosta	6,679	46,226
#5,227	Darr	6,677	46,240
#5,228	Dombrowski	6,676	46,247
#5,229	Marchese	6,670	46,289
#5,230	Lashley	6,669	46,296
#5,231	Towne	6,666	46,316

Who is named Laurent

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

54% of people named Laurent identified as white (not Hispanic), 38% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 54%
Black (not Hispanic) 38%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.9%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Laurents

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

Notable Laurents come mostly from the German Empire (1) and Belgium (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Laurent

Laurent has the Soundex code L653, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L653.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Laurent come from?: Borrowed from French Laurent.
How common is the surname Laurent?: 6,665 people in the United States had the surname Laurent in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,323 Americans. It ranked 5,232nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Laurent?: In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Laurent identified as white (not Hispanic), and 38% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Laurent?: Jean-Théodore Laurent, Apostolic vicar of Luxembourg (1804–1884), followed by Raymond Laurent.
Where is the surname Laurent most common?: Wikidata records people named Laurent in the German Empire and Belgium.
Is the surname Laurent getting more or less common?: More common. 5,615 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,665 in 2010, up 19%.
Is Laurent also a first name?: Yes. Laurent 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.