Last Name LAWRANCE

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Meaning	The son of Laurence. This saint of universal popularity has made a deep impression upon English nomenclature: Law, Lawson, Lowrie, Laurie, Larkin, Larrett, etc.

Origin	English, Irish

Rank	29,662 (2000 US census)	28,743 (1990 US census)

Count	749 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

72.76%, or 545 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
19.49%, or 146 total occurrences, as black,
0.67%, or 5 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
1.2%, or 9 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
2.14%, or 16 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
3.74%, or 28 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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