How common is the surname Lawrie?

1,383 people in the United States had the surname Lawrie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 223,243 Americans. It ranked 19,527th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lawrie?

Lee Lawrie, American sculptor (1877–1963).

Where is the surname Lawrie most common?

Wikidata records people named Lawrie in Germany.

Is the surname Lawrie getting more or less common?

More common. 1,241 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,383 in 2010, up 11%.

Is Lawrie also a first name?

Yes. Lawrie 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 Lawrie

A surname, carried by 1,383 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lawrie is more common than 88% of them.

Origin

From Lawrence + -ie.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,383 people named Lawrie in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 223,243 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,241.

#19,527

rank among US surnames

1,383

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+11.4%

change since 2000 (was #20,006)

Who is named Lawrie

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

85% of people named Lawrie identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lawries

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lee Lawrie
American sculptor (1877–1963)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lawrie

Lawrie has the Soundex code L600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L600.

Questions

Where does the surname Lawrie come from?: From Lawrence + -ie.
How common is the surname Lawrie?: 1,383 people in the United States had the surname Lawrie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 223,243 Americans. It ranked 19,527th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lawrie?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Lawrie identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lawrie?: Lee Lawrie, American sculptor (1877–1963).
Where is the surname Lawrie most common?: Wikidata records people named Lawrie in Germany.
Is the surname Lawrie getting more or less common?: More common. 1,241 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,383 in 2010, up 11%.
Is Lawrie also a first name?: Yes. Lawrie 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.