The first name Lawrence

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About the first name Lawrence

Meaning

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

Historical origin

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

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

Pronunciation:law-renslɔɹəns

Frequency of the first name Lawrence by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Lawrence 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 LawrenceLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Lawrence in baptisms by year.5037251201820185518901925196019951820–1824 2 baptisms1830–1834 4 baptisms1835–1839 2 baptisms1840–1844 6 baptisms1845–1849 6 baptisms1850–1854 10 baptisms1855–1859 24 baptisms1860–1864 30 baptisms1865–1869 24 baptisms1870–1874 2 baptisms1875–1879 6 baptisms1880–1884 6 baptisms1885–1889 4 baptisms1890–1894 6 baptisms1895–1899 4 baptisms1900–1904 10 baptisms1905–1909 10 baptisms1910–1914 4 baptisms1915–1919 4 baptisms1920–1924 8 baptisms1930–1934 2 baptisms1935–1939 4 baptisms1940–1944 6 baptisms1945–1949 2 baptisms1950–1954 2 baptisms1955–1959 4 baptisms1960–1964 6 baptisms1965–1969 4 baptisms1985–1989 2 baptisms1990–1994 2 baptisms1995–1999 2 baptisms

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