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Lawrence


Gender: Masculine
Language
: English
Etymology:
Lawrence is an alternate form of Laurence is the English form of a Latin name, Laurentius. Originally it meant “Man from Laurentum” from laurel, or “Crowned With Laurel,” as in “honored.”

History:
The alternate spelling of Lawrence, due to the surname Lawrence, became far more popular than Laurence, especially in the United States.
Please see Laurence for additional information.

Pronunciation: lore-ance.

Diminutives:
English: Larry, Law, Lawri, Laz, Lanty.

Alternates: Lawerence, Lawrence.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912)
Dutch-English painter.
Lawrence Durrell (1912-1990)
English novelist.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919-)
American poet.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Lawrence Robert Klein (1920-)
American economist. Winner of the 1980 Nobel Prize for Economics.

Miscellaneous:
Lawrence Edmund Spivak (1900-1994)
American journalist.
Lawrence Taylor (1959-)
American football player.

Places:
St. Lawrence River
Between Canada and the United States.

Political Figures:
Lawrence Hyde, Earl of Rochester (1642-1711)
British statesman.
Lawrence Reid Houston (1913-1995)
One of the founders of the CIA.

Religious Figures:
Saint Lawrence (?-258)
Supposedly roasted to death.
Saint Lawrence of Brindisi (San Lorenzo da Brindisi) (1559-1619)
Leader of the counter- Reformation in Germany.

Scientists:
Lawrence J. Henderson (1878-1942)
American biochemist.
Sir Lawrence Bragg (1890-1971)
Australian-British physicist. Co-winner of the 1912 Nobel Prize for Physics.

Singers and Entertainers:
Lawrence Barrett (1838-1891)
American actor.
Lawrence Tibbett (1896-1960)
American singer and actor.
Lawrence Welk (1903-)
American bandleader and television personality.
Lawrence Payton (1938-1997)
American singer.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.282 % named Lawrence
0.005 % named Lawerence

Popularity of Lawrence:
Popularity (for newborns)
:
In the United States...
1850: 112th most popular.
1875: 75th most popular.
1900-1910: 34th most popular.
1910-1920: 37th most popular.
1920-1930: 38th most popular.
1930-1940: 37th most popular.
1940-1950: 29th most popular.
1950-1960: 41st most popular.
1960-1970: 67th most popular.
1970-1980: 101st most popular.
1980-1990: 150th most popular.
1990: 183rd most popular.
1991: 193rd most popular.
1992: 200th most popular.
1993: 205th most popular.
1994: 238th most popular.
1995: 250th most popular.
1996: 256th most popular.
1997: 285th most popular.
1998: 281st most popular.
1999: 314th most popular.
2000: 323rd most popular.
2001: 341st most popular.
2002: 347th most popular.
2003: 344th most popular.

Popularity of Lawerence:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1920: N/A
1920-1930: 813th most popular.
1930-1940: 676th most popular.
1940-1950: 682nd most popular.
1950-1960: 718th most popular.
1960-2000: N/A



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