Name

Name LAURENCE

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 245,612 births of Laurence in the countries below, which represents an average of 1,730 births of children bearing the first name Laurence per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 267 births.

Other languages :
En Français

Prénom Laurence
In Italiano

Nome Laurence

Variations : Lawrence , Lorenza

Information about the first name Laurence

We celebrate Laurence on August 10th

The first name Laurence is listed in our categories :

Romanian names (girls)
Laurence

The first name Laurence has been assigned to:

19.25% to boys
80.75% to girls

The country where the first name Laurence is the most common is:

France

This first name is on trend: Female

This first name has 8 letters including 4 vowels and 4 consonants

Laurence in Japanese ^*

Romaji	roorensu
Katakana	ローレンス
Hiragana	ろーれんす
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
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Laurence in binary language

01101100 01100001 01110101 01110010 01100101 01101110 01100011 01100101

Origin and meaning of name Laurence

English

Etymology

From the name of a third century Roman martyr, Latin Laurentius, "a person from Laurentum", the place name possibly derived from laurus (“laurel”) .

Alternative forms

Lawrence (usual US spelling)

Anagrams

cerulean, crenulae

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɒ.ɹəns/
(General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɔɹəns/
(NYC) IPA(key): /ˈlɑɹəns/
Rhymes: -ɒɹəns

Proper noun

Laurence (plural Laurences)
A male given name from Latin, feminine equivalent Lauren
A surname originating as a patronymic.

Proper noun (Related terms)

feminine forms: Lauren, Laura
pet forms: Larry, Laurie, Lawrie, Lol
surnames: Laurie, Lourie, Loury, Lowrie, Lowry
variants: Lars, Loren, Lorenzo

French

Anagrams

enculera

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /lɔ.ʁɑ̃s/, /lo.ʁɑ̃s/

Proper noun

Laurence f
a female given name, masculine equivalent Laurent, equivalent to English Lauren
(very rare) Lawrence: a male given name, equivalent to English Laurence
Laurence Oustau (b. 1835)

Proper noun (Related terms)

feminine forms: Marie-Laurence, Anne-Laurence

Popularity of the name Laurence

Number of LAURENCE births per year

Popularity of the name Laurence

Total births of Laurence by country

		Births with the first name Laurence
Country		Boys Girls
	France 1900 - 2022	106 181,705
	United State of America 1880 - 2022	34,275 115
	Quebec 1980 - 2022	769 11,557
	Switzerland 1909 - 2021	98 4,110
	United Kingdom 1996 - 2021	3,110 0
	New Zealand 1900 - 2022	2,660 0
	Ireland 1964 - 2022	2,611 0
	Ontario 1913 - 2019	1,710 85
	Australia 1930 - 2022	706 1
	Belgium 1995 - 2022	17 673
	British Columbia 1919 - 2022	512 0
	Brazil 1930 - 2022	460 50
	Austria 1984 - 2021	85 4
	Germany 2000 - 2022	51 15
	Alberta 1980 - 2022	52 6
	Italy 1999 - 2021	16 5
	Denmark 1985 - 2022	14 0
	Argentina 1922 - 2015	11 0
	Sweden 1998 - 2022	11 0
	Chili 2010 - 2021	7 1
	Czechoslovakia 1900 - 2016	0 4

Popularity of the name Laurence

Total births of Laurence by country (last available year)

		Births with the first name Laurence
Country		Boys Girls
	Quebec 2022	3 108
	United Kingdom 2021	102 0
	United State of America 2022	23 0
	Belgium 2022	0 14
	Germany 2022	8 1
	Ireland 2022	7 0
	Chili 2021	1 0

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Personalities with the first name Laurence

There are 125 personalities with the first name Laurence

Laurence Olivier (Laurence Kerr Olivier)

United kingdom
Screenwriter Actor Politician Dramaturg Character actor Stage actor Film director Film producer Film actor Producer Theatrical director Director Television actor

Laurence Sterne

Great britain
Writer Religious servant Novelist Autobiographer

Laurence Fishburne (Laurence John Fishburne Iii)

United states of america
Screenwriter Actor Playwright Executive producer Stage actor Voice actor Film director Film producer Theatrical director Television actor Film actor Manufacturer