Lawrence

Latin

"from Laurentium or bay laurel"

Lawrence Origin and Meaning

The name Lawrence is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "from Laurentium or bay laurel".

Lawrence has survived from Roman times, when Laurentium was a city noted for its laurel trees (the laurel is a symbol of wisdom and achievement). It was in the Top 50 from the 1890s through the 1950s and the Top 100 for decades longer, always among the most popular boys' names starting with L, but Lawrence is now used less for babies than Landon or Lorenzo.

Nickname Lauro perks it up while Larry feels terminally dated. Loren and Laurie make it more unisex. The Laurence spelling was popularized by Sir Laurence Olivier and is also attached to fellow actor Laurence Fishburne.

Lawrence Rank in US Top 1000

# 559 in the US

Lawrence Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 258 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Lawrence

• 559 US 2023
• 258 Nameberry 2025
• 547 Future 2028
• 515 England 2023

20 Names Similar to Lawrence

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• Lewis
• Reuben
• Benedict
• Duncan
• Desmond
• Philip
• Edgar
• Frederick
• Victor
• Conrad
• Solomon
• Simon
• Ivan
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Famous People Named Lawrence

• Lawrence O'Donnell MSNBC news anchor
• Saint Lawrence of Rome ancient martyr
• Lawrence Taylor American football player
• Lawrence Tynes American football player
• Lawrence Joel American war hero
• Lawrence Gray American actor
• Lawrence Welk American entertainer and band leader
• Lawrence Maxwell Krauss Canadian,American theoretical physicist and cosmologist
• Lawrence Lessig American academic and political activist
• Thomas Edward Lawrence aka Lawrence of Arabia British colonel
• David Herbert "D.H." Lawrence English novelist
• Lawrence Henry "Larry" Summers former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
• Lawrence George Durrell British novelist
• Lawrence (Hayward) English musician of bands Felt, Denim and Go Kart Mozart
• Lawrence Edward Kasdan American screenwriter and producer
• William Lawrence Bragg British,Australian physicist and Nobel Prize winner

The name Lawrence in Pop Culture

• Lawrence "Larry" Daley character in Night at the "Museum"
• Lawrence Fletcher father on animated series "Phineas and Ferb"
• Lawrence Selden character in Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth
• Lawrence Anthony "Larry" Beale from TV series "Even Stevens"
• Lawrence "Moe" Curls character from game series 'Ace Attorney'
• Lawrence Poirier character in comic strip "For Better or for Worse"
• Lawrence Gordon character in Saw movie franchise
• Nicknames: Larry Lary, Law, Lawry

International Variations of the name Lawrence

• Lavrik Latvian
• Lorcan Irish
• Laurencio Spanish
• Renzo Italian
• Lorenco Portuguese
• Lochlann Irish
• Laudalino Portuguese
• Larka Latvian
• Laurencho Portuguese
• Labrentsis Latvian
• Laurent French
• Lavr Latvian
• Labrencis Latvian
• Larya Latvian
• Lavro Latvian
• Brencis Latvian
• Lenci Hungarian
• Lauritz Danish
• Labhras Irish
• Lorant Hungarian
• Lourenco Portuguese
• Lornic Hungarian
• Lorenzo Spanish
• Laurens Dutch
• Lauri Finnish
• Inek Polish
• Lorenz Danish
• Lorenz Polish