Lawrence (surname)

Lawrence is an English and Scottish surname. It is derived from Middle English or old French given name Laurence; itself derived from Latin Laurentius. The Oxford dictionary of family names of Britain lists Laurence and McLaren as variants.^[1]

Laurentius, a Latin given name which means "from Laurentium", derives from the word laurel, a Roman symbol of victory.^[2]

Notable people[edit]

A–D[edit]

Abbott Lawrence (1792–1855), a noted merchant and founder of Lawrence, Massachusetts
Abbott Lawrence, US representative from Massachusetts
Abraham Riker Lawrence (1832–1917), New York Supreme Court Justice
Allan Lawrence (politician) (1925–2008), Ontario provincial MPP and federal MP
Alonzo Lawrence (born 1989), American football player
Amos Adams Lawrence (1814–1886), abolitionist and founder of the University of Kansas
Amos Lawrence (1786–1852), Massachusetts philanthropist and politician
Andrew Lawrence (disambiguation)
Bert Lawrence (1923–2007), Ontario provincial MPP
Bill Lawrence (TV producer), American screenwriter and the creator of Scrubs
Brenton Lawrence (born 1984), Australian Rugby League player
Brian Lawrence (born 1976), American baseball pitcher
Bruno Lawrence (1941–1995), New Zealand actor and musician
Carmen Lawrence (born 1948), Australian politician
Carol Lawrence (born 1932), American actress most often associated with musical theatre
Carolyn Lawrence (born 1967), American voice actress
Casey Lawrence (born 1987), American baseball pitcher
Charles Lawrence (British Army officer) (1709–1760), British military officer and later governor of Nova Scotia
Chris Lawrence (rugby league) (born 1988), Australian Rugby League player
Christopher Lawrence (disambiguation)
Claudia Lawrence, disappeared in York, England in 2009
Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence (1791–1861), Mayor of New York City, and US Congressman
Curly Lawrence (1883–1967), British model engineer
Cyril Lawrence (1920–2020), English footballer
D. H. Lawrence (1885–1930), English author
Davey Lawrence (born 1985), English ice hockey goaltender
David Lawrence (disambiguation)
David Lawrence (cricketer) (born 1964), English cricketer
Debbi Lawrence (born 1961), American racewalker
Derek Lawrence, English record producer
Dexter Lawrence (born 1997), American football player
Don Lawrence (1928–2003), British comic book artist
Dorothy Bell Lawrence (1911–1973), New York assemblywoman
Doug Lawrence (jazz) (born 1956), jazz saxophonist with Count Basie Orchestra
Doug Lawrence, a comic and voice talent
Douglas Lawrence, Australian organist, conductor, and choir director

E–J[edit]

Edith Lawrence (1890–1973), British artist
Edward A. Lawrence (1831–1883), New York politician
Effingham Lawrence (1820–1878), US Congressman from Louisiana
Ellis F. Lawrence, architect and founder of the School of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon
Ernest O. Lawrence (1901–1958), Nobel Prize-winning physicist: best known for inventing the cyclotron, and his later work in the Manhattan Project
Eugene Lawrence (born 1986), American basketball player
Fenda Lawrence, 18th-century slave trader
Florence Lawrence (1886–1938), inventor and silent film actress from Hamilton, Ontario
Frances Lawrence (disambiguation)
Francis Lawrence (disambiguation)
Frederick William Lawrence (1892–1974), Canadian–American airbrush painter
Frederick Newbold Lawrence (1834–1916), American president of the New York Stock Exchange
Gaylon Lawrence (1934–2012), American businessman and farmer
Geoffrey Lawrence (disambiguation)
George Alfred Lawrence (1827–1876), English novelist
George Newbold Lawrence (1806–1895), American businessman and amateur ornithologist
George P. Lawrence, former U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
George St. Patrick Lawrence (1804–1884), English soldier
George Van Eman Lawrence (1818–1904), member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Gertrude Lawrence (1898–1952), English actress and musical comedy performer
Hal Lawrence (1920–1994), Canadian naval officer, historian and author
Henry Lawrence (1806–1857) British soldier
Henry Lawrence (1848–1902), English rugby union player
Herbert Lawrence (1861–1943) British soldier
Holly Lawrence (born 1990), British triathlete
Iain Lawrence (born 1978), British film director and screenwriter
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000), American painter known for "dynamic cubism" style
Jacqueline Lawrence (canoeist), (born 1982), Australian slalom canoeist
James Lawrence (born 1992), English footballer
James Lawrence (1781–1813), American naval captain and hero of the War of 1812
Jennifer Lawrence (born 1990), American actress
Jennifer Lawrence (Stop the Steal), political activist
Joey Lawrence (born 1976), American comic actor
John Hundale Lawrence, a nuclear medicine pioneer, brother of Ernest O. Lawrence
John L. Lawrence (1785–1849), New York politician
John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence (1811–79), British statesman
Joseph Lawrence (Pennsylvania politician) (1786–1886), member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Josie Lawrence (born 1959), English actress and comedian
Justin Lawrence (disambiguation), several people

K–S[edit]

Katrina Lawrence (born 1983), Australian slalom canoeist
Key Lawrence (born 2001), American college football player
Lawrence (1831 cricketer), an English cricketer whose first name is not known
Liam Lawrence (born 1981), English-born Irish footballer
Liz Lawrence, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Margaret Morgan Lawrence (1914-2019), American psychiatrist
Martin Lawrence (born 1965), American actor and comedian
Mary Lawrence (actor) (1918–1991), American film and television actress and author
Mary Lawrence (sculptor) (1868–1945), American sculptor
Matthew Lawrence, (born 1974), English footballer
Matthew Lawrence, (1596-1652), English puritan preacher
M. Larry Lawrence, United States Ambassador
Michael Lawrence (disambiguation)
Mike Lawrence (bridge) (born 1940), American bridge player
Mr. Lawrence (born 1969), American actor
Nathaniel Lawrence (1761–1797), New York politician
Patrice Lawrence, British writer and journalist
Peter Lawrence (disambiguation), several people
Philip Lawrence (1947–1995), murdered headmaster of St. George's Roman Catholic School
Raghava Lawrence (born 1976), Indian choreographer, actor, director and producer
Rashard Lawrence (born 1998), American football player
R. D. Lawrence, Canadian naturalist and writer
Reginald Frederick Lawrence, South African entomologist
Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. (1935–1967) the first Black American astronaut and member of the proposed Manned Orbiting Laboratory program of the U.S. Air Force
Rosalyn Lawrence (born 1989), Australian slalom canoeist
Sally Ward Lawrence Hunt Armstrong Downs, also known as Sallie Ward, (1827–1896), American socialite.
Samuel Lawrence (disambiguation)
Samuel Lawrence (congressman) (1773–1837), New York politician
Samuel Lawrence (Canadian politician) (1879–1959), Canadian politician
Scott Lawrence (born 1963), American film and television actor and voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars video games
Sharon Lawrence (born 1961), American television actress
Sihna Lawrence, member of the cabinet of Federated States of Micronesia
Murder of Stephen Lawrence
Steve Lawrence (born 1935), American singer, comedian, and actor
Stringer Lawrence (1697–1775), English soldier
Syd Lawrence, British bandleader and founder of the Syd Lawrence Orchestra big band

T–Z[edit]

T. E. Lawrence (1888–1935), British soldier and author ("Lawrence of Arabia")
Tayna Lawrence (born 1975), Jamaican athlete
Thomas Lawrence (1769–1830), English portrait painter
Tommy Lawrence (1940–2018), Scottish footballer
Toni Lawrence (born 1976), convicted of criminal confinement in the torture-murder of Shanda Sharer
Tracy Lawrence (born 1968), American country singer and musician
Trevor Lawrence (born 1999), American football player
Trevor Lawrence (disambiguation), several other people
Vicki Lawrence (born 1949), American actress, singer, and comedian
Washington H. Lawrence (1840–1900), founder of National Carbon Company
Wendell Lawrence (born 1967), Bahamian triple jumper
William Lawrence (disambiguation)
William Appleton Lawrence, 3rd Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts
William Lawrence (biologist) (1783–1867), English surgeon and natural historian, a pre-Darwinian advocate of anthropoid origin of mankind
William Lawrence (bishop), the 7th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts
William Lawrence (Ohio Democrat), member of the United States House of Representatives from the 17th District of Ohio
William Lawrence (Ohio Republican), Republican politician from Ohio
William P. Lawrence (1930–2005), United States naval officer
William Witherle Lawrence (1876–1936), American philologist

Fictional characters[edit]

Carrie and Jack Lawrence, characters in the 1997 American comedy movie Fathers' Day
Eula Lawrence, playable character in the 2020 video game Genshin Impact

References[edit]

^ Parkin, Harry (2021). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain. Oxford. ISBN 9780198868255. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ "Lawrence Surname Meaning, History & Origin". Select Surnames. Retrieved 2023-03-30.

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[1] Parkin, Harry (2021). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain. Oxford. ISBN 9780198868255. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[2] "Lawrence Surname Meaning, History & Origin". Select Surnames. Retrieved 2023-03-30.

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