Laurence

English from Latin

"from Laurentum or bay laurel"

Laurence Origin and Meaning

Variation of Lawrence

Laurence Rank in US Top 1000

# 996 in the US

Laurence Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 650 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Laurence

• 650 Nameberry 2025
• 992 Unique 2020
• 393 England 2024

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Famous People Named Laurence

• Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron Olivier, English actor
• Laurence Sterne Anglo,Irish novelist
• Laurence John Fishburne III American actor
• Laurence Eugene "Lon" Myers American world,record,setting runner
• Laurence George "Laurie" Main Australian actor
• Laurence Tureaud aka Mr. T. American actor
• Laurence Paul Fox English actor
• (Laurence) Kim Peek American savant and was inspiration for movie "Rain Man"
• Laurence Harvey (born Zvi Mosheh Skikne) Lithuanian actor
• (Robert) Laurence Binyon English poet
• Laurence Leavy American Lawyer, better known as the Marlins Man

The name Laurence in Pop Culture

• Theodore "Laurie" Laurence character in "Little Women"
• Laurence Dominic character on TV's Dollhouse
• Laurence character in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

International Variations of the name Laurence

• Laurencio Spanish
• Lauro Filipino
• Laurens Dutch
• Lauris Swedish
• Laurent French