# Lawrence (surname)

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

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 129,699 |
| US rank (2010) | 232 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 2,380 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.3% (124,321 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɔɹəns/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Lieurance |

## Etymology

See Laurence.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lawrence 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) | 69% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lawrence in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Austria.

## People named Lawrence

- Jennifer Lawrence, American actress and producer (born 1990)
- Ernest Lawrence, American nuclear physicist (1901–1958)
- T. E. Lawrence, British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
- Martin Lawrence, American actor and comedian (born 1965)
- Francis Lawrence, American director (born 1971)
- Joey Lawrence, American actor, singer and songwriter
- Sharon Lawrence, American actress
- Matthew Lawrence, American actor
- Mr. Lawrence, American voice actor
- George Newbold Lawrence, American businessman and amateur ornithologist (1806-1895)
- Steve Lawrence, American singer and actor (1935–2024)
- James Lawrence, association football player

and 51 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Laurence, Lorence, Lorenzo, Lorenz, Loring, Lorenzen, Lowrance, Lorenzana, Lourenco, Loranger, Lorenzi, Lorance.

## 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.