From the Middle English and the Old French the surname of Lawrence is a personal name of Lorens or Laurence. original form is from Latin which meant a man from Laurentum. This is a place in Italy named from its laurels or bay trees.

In the various languages the surname Lawrence is written Laurenz in German, Lorenzo in Spanish, Laurent in French and Lourenco in Portuguese.

The Lawrence families members were mostly farmers in the 1880s.

The counties where most individuals have the surname of Lawrence are England, Ireland, Scotland and Germany. In England, most with the Lawrence surname live in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Essex and Kent counties, as well as the London area. In Scotland; Angus, Aberdeenshire and Banffshire counties have the most individuals with the Lawrence surname.

States of California, Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio have the most individuals with the Lawrence surname.

Famous: Vicki Lawrence (actress, singer and comedian), Amos Adams Lawrence (19th century of the University of Kansas), Don Lawrence (British comic book artist), Mary Lawrence (sculptor), Brian Lawrence (professional baseball player), George Alfred Lawrence (19thcentury English novelist), Martin Lawrence (actor and comedian), Abbott Lawrence (19thcentury merchant and founder of Lawrence, Massachusetts), Ernest O. Lawrence (Noble-prize winning physicist and known for inventing the cyclotron) and Syd Lawrence (founder and leader of the Syd Lawrence Orchestra big band).