Where Does the Laurentz Surname Come From?

The spelling Laurentz grew out of Laurent, a French surname with a long paper trail. Read literally, Laurentz points to “From Laurentius, "of Laurentum"”.

Spelling and variants

Before spelling was fixed, Laurent was also written Laurentz. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. You may also find the name written Laurente, Laurento and Laurents.

Laurentz by the numbers

INSEE counts 123 people born in France with the Laurentz surname between 1891 and 2000; the busiest decade was 1951–1960. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Lorentz.

Arms associated with the name

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