Last Name LAWLEY

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Meaning Local: Of Lawley.
A place in the hundred of Blackburn, Shropshire, from 'Law,' low, and 'ley,' a place, 'lea,' or pasture.
Origin English, Anglo-Saxon, French, German, Irish

Rank 12,168 (2000 US census) 12,387 (1990 US census)
Count 2,347 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 92.84%, or 2179 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 2.13%, or 50 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.72%, or 17 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.45%, or 34 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.07%, or 25 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.79%, or 42 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Scottish surnames

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In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
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English surnames

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