Lawerence
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning from Laurentum; the laurel town; variant of Lawrence.
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among names in use
US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Lawerence by the numbers
Its American peak was 125 babies in 1949, making it a 1940s name.
Other names that come from Lawrence
Like Lawerence, each of these traces back to Lawrence: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Laurenfrom laurentum; feminine form of Lawrence1,983 in the US (2017)
- Lawsonson of Lawrence; patronymic surname743 in the US (2017)
- Larryfrom Laurentum; a form of Lawrence411 in the US (2017)
- Lorenfrom laurentum; a form of Lawrence159 in the US (2017)
- Lorenzafrom Laurentum; laurel crowned; a form of Lawrence or Laura19 in the US (2017)
- Lorenzfrom Laurentum; a form of Lawrence4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Larenzfrom laurentum; a variant of Lawrence8 in the US (2017)
- Lorencefrom laurentum, the laurel place; a form of Lawrence7 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lawerence. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a tree
Like Lawerence, each of these has a tree in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliverolive tree; peace3,154 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hazelthe hazel tree; hazel-eyed5,019 in the US (2017)
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Willowthe willow tree; grace, flexibility1,384 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ashtonash tree settlement3,129 in the US (2017)
- Ashleyash tree meadow2,549 in the US (2017)
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