The Lorenzen surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,733 people carried this name — #8,784 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 78,700 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,658 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 176 people named Lorenzen 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 Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 88
Misiones 64
Córdoba 12
San Luis 12

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

23 people named Lorenzen live in Switzerland.

They live in 4 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

Zurich 8
Aargau 6
Solothurn 5
Bern 4

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In the Nordic population registers

114 people named Lorenzen is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 114

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).

In print

Lorenzen in American newspapers,
1899–1910.

Newspaper page from Among The Clouds carrying the name Lorenzen
Among The Clouds 1899-08-10
Newspaper page from The Washington Herald carrying the name Lorenzen
The Washington Herald 1910-06-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Lorenzen in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1970s.

566 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lorenzen. The most, 127, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 3.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 395
New South Wales 84
Western Australia 45
Victoria 19
South Australia 10
ACT (Canberra) 6
Tasmania 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lorenzen.

Who carried it

People named Lorenzen,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Peter Hiort Lorenzen
    Peter Hiort Lorenzen 1791–1845 · politician
  • Nis Lorenzen
    Nis Lorenzen 1794–1860 · farmer
  • Johan Frederik Lorenzen
    Johan Frederik Lorenzen 1831–1907 · military officer
  • Hansigne Lorenzen
    Hansigne Lorenzen 1870–1952 · writer
  • Ernst Lorenzen d. 1990 · ceramicist
  • Ernst Lorenzen d. 1990 · ceramicist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Lorenzen,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,101 records

1,101 records of the Lorenzen name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 710
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 121
  • Other U.S. records 270
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John W. Lorenzen

    Born 1924 in New York. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; waiter from Kings County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Bertha Lorenzen

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Moltke from Cherbourg, aged 30; servant. From Kiel, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Kenneth Lee Lorenzen

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1944, died 1996; buried at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, Keithville, Louisiana.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,101 records for Lorenzen in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Germany910 records

910 records of the Lorenzen name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Richard Lorenzen

    Born 1898; from Tating, Eiderstedt. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 18 February 1919 (Fusilier Regiment No. 34).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Max Lorenzen

    Born 1888; from Koldenbüttel, Eiderstedt. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 4 January 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Martin Lorenzen

    From Hadersleben. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 28 October 1916; then reported dead in the list of 1 May 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 184).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 910 records for Lorenzen in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Netherlands108 records

108 records of the Lorenzen name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 67
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 41
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan Otto Lorenzen

    Married in 1916 in Amsterdam; office clerk. Died 1969 in Baarn, aged 83.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan Otto Lorenzen

    Married in 1885 in Amsterdam; office clerk. Died 1942 in Apeldoorn, aged 81.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Catharina Hubertina Lorenzen

    Born 1865 in Roermond. Died 1866 in Roermond.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 108 records for Lorenzen in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia47 records

47 records of the Lorenzen name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 29
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 18
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Charlotte Lorenzen

    Arrived in Queensland in 1865 aboard the Peter Godeffroy, aged 16.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Augt Lorenzen

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Sir William Eyre, aged 35.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Friedricke Lorenzen

    Arrived in Queensland in 1865 aboard the Peter Godeffroy, aged 12.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 47 records for Lorenzen in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Norway11 records

11 records of the Lorenzen name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Oscar Lorenzen

    Census of 1910: Storgate, Fredrikstad; agronomist, born 1890 in Fredrikstad.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Helen Lorenzen

    Census of 1910: Riddervolds gate, Kristiania; born 1909 in Kristiania.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Julius Theodor Christian Lorenzen

    Census of 1910: Trosvikstranden, Fredrikstad; architect, born 1882 in Fredrikstad.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Lorenzen in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France5 records

5 records of the Lorenzen name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Georg Lorenz Lorenzen

    Born 1934 in Germany; died 1996 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Sabine Lorenzen

    Born 1956 in Germany; died 1997 in Viens (Vaucluse).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Torsten Lorenzen

    Born 1970 in Germany; died 1991 in Saint-Palais-sur-Mer (Charente-Maritime).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Lorenzen in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Lorenzen name in Canada Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Johannes Peter Lorenzen

    Died 1962; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Frank Otto Lorenzen

    Died 1993; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 2 of 3 records for Lorenzen in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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