The Laurent surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 5,615 people carried this name — #5,670 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 48,100 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 42,076 people named Laurent.
773 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 105 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 6,222 people named Laurent live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
860 people named Laurent live in Switzerland.
They live in 19 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
32 people named Laurent have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 68 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Laurent in American newspapers,
1861–1937.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 60,885 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Laurent,
with a public archive behind them.
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Pierre-François Laurent 1739–1809 · engraver -
Paul Mathieu Laurent 1793–1877 · lawyer -
Jean-Théodore Laurent 1804–1884 · Catholic priest -
Auguste Laurent 1807–1853 · chemist -
François Laurent 1810–1887 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 198 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Laurent.
- Laurelli 130 · U.S. census
- Laurence 3,049 · U.S. census
- Laurenceau 196 · U.S. census
- Laurendeau 288 · U.S. census
- Laurens 335 · U.S. census
- Laurenson 219 · U.S. census
- Laurenti 323 · U.S. census
- Laurenzi 350 · U.S. census
- Laures 236 · U.S. census
- Lauret 115 · U.S. census
- Lauretta 200 · U.S. census
- Laureys 112 · U.S. census
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