Last Name LAWSummary/Contribute |
Meaning |
Local: At the low, i.e. hill. The seeming plural form Lawes represents the common tendency to tack on an 's' in monosyllabic local surnames: Styles, Oaks, Brooks, Sykes, Dykes, etc. Probably the patronymic 's,' as in Williams, Jones, etc. Also, 'the son of Lawrence,' from the nickname Law.
A hill � also an abbreviation of Lawrence. A hill. 'Laye,' old French, a hill. | |
Origin | English, Scottish, Jewish, Irish, Falkland, Chinese, Belgian |
Rank | 1,037 (2000 US census) | 1,088 (1990 US census) | |
Count | 30,900 (2000 US census) |
Race / ethnic distribution | |
The 2000 US Census claims that
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