How Many People Have the Last Name Lawrence?
people had the surname Lawrence in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 2,274 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+5,378 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Lawrence (68.9%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 24.7%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Lawrence ranks #172. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 71.9% to 68.9%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Lawrence grew from 124,321 people in 2000 to 129,699 in 2010 (up 4.3%), and its rank fell from #219 to #232. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 46.09 to 43.97 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 124,321 | 129,699 |
| Rank | #219 | #232 |
| Per 100,000 people | 46.09 | 43.97 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Lawrence
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Lawrence: L652
👤 Lawrence as a First Name
Lawrence is a first name too: about 221,138 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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