# Lorenz (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/lorenz/  
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 German [in turn from Latin], equivalent to English Lawrence

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 14,528 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,483 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 21,252 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.2% (14,501 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ləˈɹɛnz/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Lorenz, from Latin Laurentius.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lorenz 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) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lorenz in the United States and Austria.

## People named Lorenz

- Konrad Lorenz, Austrian zoologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973 (1903–1989
- Edward Norton Lorenz, American mathematician and meteorologist (1917–2008)
- Max O. Lorenz, American economist (1876–1959)
- Robert Lorenz, American film director and producer
- Trey Lorenz, American singer
- Ericka Lorenz, American water polo player (born 1981)
- Taylor Lorenz, American journalist
- Adolf Lorenz, Austrian physician (1854–1946)

## Similar surnames

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

## 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.