The Lawrence surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 124,321 people carried this name — #219 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,170 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
140 people named Lawrence live in Switzerland.
They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 89 people named Lawrence.
Most of them — 62 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often French Guiana.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
26 people named Lawrence have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 110 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
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
Lawrence in American newspapers,
1861–1916.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,455,487 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Lawrence,
with a public archive behind them.
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Brother Lawrence 1611–1691 · writer -
Stringer Lawrence 1697–1775 · military personnel -
John Lawrence 1753–1839 · writer -
James Henry Lawrence 1773–1840 · writer -
Amos Lawrence 1786–1852 · businessperson
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 210 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Lawrence.
- Laviolette 1,693 · U.S. census
- Lavis 492 · U.S. census
- Lavoie 8,952 · U.S. census
- Lavole 253 · U.S. census
- Lavy 694 · U.S. census
- Lawniczak 458 · U.S. census
- Lawson 115,186 · U.S. census
- Lay 17,979 · U.S. census
- Laya 295 · U.S. census
- Laye 652 · U.S. census
- Layer 1,381 · U.S. census
- Layes 144 · U.S. census
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