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The Laurin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,303 people carried this name — #20,394 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 227,300 people counted. That is down 4% from 1,352 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Laurin surname

Laurin: a surname.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Laurin» (French), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 759 people named Laurin.

17 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 56 départements, most often Vienne.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 17
Vienne 78
Paris 74
Bouches-du-Rhône 65
Marne 56
Yonne 53
Aisne 53
Indre-et-Loire 32
Aube 25

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 459 people named Laurin live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Río Negro.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Río Negro 203
Neuquén 109
Buenos Aires Province 106
Mendoza 17
City of Buenos Aires 12
Chubut 12

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In the Nordic population registers

525 people named Laurin are counted in Sweden and Finland.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 491
Finland (2026) 34

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Laurin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Michael Laurin d. 1918
  • Louise Caroline Silfestrom d. 1936
  • Henri Florentin Laurin d. 1662
  • Marcus Laurinus jr. 1525–1581 · historian
  • Marcus Laurinus jr. 1530–1581 · historian
  • Johan Laurin 1643–1698 · military personnel

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Laurin.

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