# Laurie (surname)

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

A surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,526 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,234 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 87,563 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.0% (3,422 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɒ.ri/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Lawrie, Lauri, Lori, Lorie |

## Etymology

The given names are clippings of Laurence, Lawrence, Laura, or Lauren + -ie, all ultimately from Latin laurus (“laurel”). The surname is from the diminutive of Lawrence. The city in Missouri was named by its residents in 1961 after L. M. and William (Buster) Laurie, who in 1937 bought a building in the area and operated the Laurie Market, because of the goodwill generated by the family store over the years.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Laurie 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) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Laurie in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Laurie

- Piper Laurie, American actress (1932–2023)
- Louis Laurie, American boxer (1917–2002)
- Miracle Laurie, American actress
- Stephen P. Laurie, British astronomer
- Greg Laurie, American Christian evangelist and missionary

## Similar surnames

Larue, Lauer, Lair, Lauria, Lurie, Laura, Lareau, Lauro, Larrea, Lawrie, Laury, Lara.

## 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.