The first name Laurence

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About the first name Laurence

Meaning

The name Laurence is related to Laurent. It shares the same historical root, even when the precise meaning varies across sources.

Historical origin

Laurence belongs to the same name family as Laurent. The name Laurent comes from Latin Laurentius, “from Laurentum”.

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In archival records, Laurence may coexist with Laurent or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:lo-rensloʁ.ɑ̃s

Frequency of the first name Laurence by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Laurence by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name LaurenceLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Laurence in baptisms by year.5037251201755180618571908195920101755–1759 1 baptisms1800–1804 1 baptisms1805–1809 1 baptisms1820–1824 1 baptisms1830–1834 3 baptisms1835–1839 4 baptisms1845–1849 4 baptisms1850–1854 7 baptisms1855–1859 6 baptisms1860–1864 3 baptisms1865–1869 5 baptisms1870–1874 2 baptisms1875–1879 1 baptisms1885–1889 1 baptisms1890–1894 1 baptisms1895–1899 3 baptisms1900–1904 4 baptisms1905–1909 5 baptisms1910–1914 2 baptisms1915–1919 1 baptisms1920–1924 2 baptisms1925–1929 2 baptisms1935–1939 3 baptisms1940–1944 5 baptisms1945–1949 1 baptisms1955–1959 2 baptisms1965–1969 1 baptisms1975–1979 1 baptisms1980–1984 4 baptisms1985–1989 4 baptisms1990–1994 26 baptisms1995–1999 16 baptisms2000–2004 10 baptisms2005–2009 5 baptisms2010–2014 1 baptisms

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