Laurance: Surname History and Family Crest

The same name, two spellings: Laurance and Lawrence. At root, the name means “From Laurentius, "man of Laurentum"”.

How the spelling arose

Before spelling was fixed, Lawrence was also written Laurance. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Other spellings include Lawrance.

In the records

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Laurance with 325 bearers, at rank 61,745. From 1891 to 2000, 188 births in France were registered under Laurance. There were 8 such births in the 1890s and 20 in the 1990s.

Heraldry and the Laurance name

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

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