Laurence Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Laurence Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Laurence family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 406
Agricultural Labourer 45
General Labourer 32
Domestic Servant 28
General Servant Domestic 21
Coal Miner 19
Dress Maker 18
Labourer 18
Living On Her Own Means 17
Tailor 17
Farmer 16
Laundress 16
Living On Own Means 13
Gardener 13
Farm Labourer 13
House Keeper 10
Carpenter 10
Tailoress 10
Cook 10
Butcher 10
Painter 9
Farm Servant 8
General Servant 8
School 7
Nurse 7

Laurence Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lawrence 88% 153,065
2 Laurence 100% 18,093
3 Lawrance 75% 17,406
4 Laurance 88% 4,731
5 Lowrance 63% 297
6 Larance 75% 267
7 Larence 88% 266
8 Lorance 63% 153
9 Lourence 88% 106

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The surname Laurence is the 2nd most popular variant of Lawrence.

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