Lorence Family Crest & Name History

Arms linked to Laurence and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

What Lorence means

Spelling was not fixed until the modern era, so Laurence could easily become Lorence. Its meaning, shared with Laurence, is “A descendant of Laurence (laurel, symbol of victory)”.

Records show Lorence as one of the forms Laurence took over time. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Related forms: Larence. In the Spanish register, Lorence appears 105 times as a first surname and 126 times as a second one. According to the 2010 US Census, the Lorence surname had 1,715 bearers. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Lawrence and Lorenz.

Want more than a summary? See the Lorence family name pack.