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since 1880
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in 2010
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What does the name Laurence mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Laurence

User Submitted Origins

French
66%
English
24%
Italian
2%
Latin
2%
German
2%
Greek
2%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A user from the United Kingdom says the name Laurence is of French origin and means "Normal".
  2. A user from the United Kingdom says the name Laurence means "The name's meaning from latin is normalem, translating to normal/original/a state of peace".
  3. A user from Tanzania, United Republic of says the name Laurence is of Greek origin and means "To be crowned as king , from the 'laurel leaves that were used to decorate the highly successful and established people of The Roman empire".
  4. A submission from Illinois, U.S. says the name Laurence means "Victory".
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From the name of a third century Roman martyr, Latin Laurentius, "a person from Laurentum", the place name possibly derived from laurus (“laurel”) .

  1. A male given name from Latin
  2. A patronymic surname​.

Laurence was also found in the following language(s): French

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Notable Persons Named Laurence

Notable Persons Named Laurence

Lana Wachowski

Lana Wachowski is a film and tv director, screenwriter, producer, comic book writer, video game director, video game writer, and film producer. They were most active from 1994 to present. Lana was given the name Laurence Wachowski on June 21st, 1965. Lana is also known as Larry Wachowski.

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Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne is an actor, film director, film producer, and playwright. He has had major accomplishments since 1972. Laurence was given the name Laurence John Fishburne III on July 30th, 1961 in Augusta, Georgia, U.S. Laurence is also known as Larry Fishburne.

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Laurence Fox

Laurence Fox is an actor, singer-songwriter, and guitarist. He has been prominent since 2001. Laurence was given the name Laurence Paul Fox by his parent James Fox on May 26th, 1978 in Yorkshire, England.

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Kim Peek

Kim was given the name Laurence Kim Peek on November 11th, 1951 in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. He passed away on December 19th, 2009.

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Laurence Fink

Laurence Fink is a chairman and chief executive officer of blackrock, blackrock, and chairman and chief executive officer ofblackrock. Laurence was given the name Laurence Douglas Fink on November 2nd, 1952 in Van Nuys, Los Angeles.

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Laurence Harvey

Laurence Harvey was an actor. He was most prominent from 1948 to 1973. Laurence was given the name Laruschka Mischa Skikne on October 1st, 1928 in Joniškis. Laurence is also known as Zvi Mosheh Skikne. He died on November 25th, 1973.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Laurence

Notable Persons With the Last Name Laurence

Sir Timothy Laurence

Sir Timothy Laurence is a military person. His military service ended in 2011.

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Oona Laurence

Oona Laurence is an actress. She was most active from 2009 to present. Oona was born on August 2nd, 2002 in New York, U.S.

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Ashley Laurence

Ashley Laurence is an actor and actress. She was most active from 1984 to 1984. Ashley was born on May 28th, 1966 in Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Margaret Laurence

Margaret Laurence was a canadian literature and children's literature novelist, essayist, academic, chancellor, and chancellor (education). Margaret was born on July 18th, 1926 in Neepawa. She left this life on January 5th, 1987.

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William Leonard Laurence

William was given the name Leib Wolf Siew on March 7th, 1888 in Salantai, Lithuania. He breathed his last breath on March 19th, 1977.

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Laurence

Laurence was a christian bishop. He passed away on February 2nd, 0619.

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Common last names for Laurence

Common first names for Laurence

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Laurence U.S.
█  White 79.59% 64.26%
█  African American 11.57% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 1.83% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 1.08% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 2.43% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 3.51% 16.26%

Of Last Name Laurence

People with the last name Laurence are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Laurence

  • How Popular is the name Laurence? Laurence is the 1,195th most popular name of all time. As a last name Laurence was the 9,722nd most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Laurence have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 39,770 babies born with the first name Laurence in the United States. That's more than enough people named Laurence to occupy the territory of Sint Maarten (the Netherlands) with an estimated population of 37,429 (as of January 1, 2010).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Laurence? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 25 new born babies.
  • When was Laurence first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Laurence is Friday, August 6th, 1869.
  • What year had the most people named Laurence born? The highest recorded use of the first name Laurence was in 1952 with a total of 844 babies.
  • Random Laurence Factoid: According to the 1913 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Laurence ranks 96th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Minnesota. Imagine that, 19 babies in Minnesota have the same name in 1913.
  • Weird things about the name Laurence: The name spelled backwards is Ecnerual. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Euarlenc. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Laurence? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 3,336 people with the last name Laurence.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Laurence? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 1 of them will have Laurence as their last name.
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