Lawrie is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Lawrie
No. of characters: 6
Origin: England
Meaning: From Lawrence meaning flourishing, spreading, from Laurus, the laurel-tree.

How popular is Lawrie?

Lawrie is common in Canada.

Lawrie is ranked 35236 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Lawries grew by 11.44238 per cent to 1383 since 2000 and ranked 19527 after elevating 479 spots. The last name was found in around 5 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.03 87.43
Black 8.03 7.82
Hispanic or Latino 3.76 1.29
Others 2.02 2.1
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.72 0.89
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.43 0.48
Lawrie is quite popular family name mostly used in England while Scotland is ahead in terms of density. Around 14099 people have been found who wears Lawrie as their family name. Lawrie is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
13,220 Thailand6
9,053 Senegal5
12,103 Trinidad and Tobago4
14,078 Japan3
119,730 Brazil3
6,270 Hong Kong3
32,086 Mexico3
124,220 Italy2
1,777 Jersey2
54,135 Philippines2
26,123 Malaysia2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
5,936 Bahrain2
14,521 Portugal2
1,176 Antigua and Barbuda1
8,859 Iraq1
77,122 Sweden1
24,176 Qatar1
174,544 Czech Republic1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
28,365 Kenya1
13,447 Uganda1
37,779 Serbia1
34,581 Chile1
2,309 Monaco1
7,191 Afghanistan1
53,033 Nigeria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,642 Northern Ireland48
303,660 India35
9,620 Singapore30
36,547 Switzerland27
248,789 Indonesia25
20,233 Denmark25
62,494 Netherlands22
70,910 Zimbabwe11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
1,354 Guyana93
4,105 Wales90
4,790 Ireland71
15,508 United Arab Emirates61
41,230 Spain52
Countries with hundreds of Lawrie:
1,898 New Zealand398
22,208 Argentina239
71,225 Germany134
77,708 France122
Countries with thousands of Lawrie:
2,508 England3,157
334 Scotland2,468
1,441 Australia2,210
17,883 United States1,830
3,775 South Africa1,735
3,956 Canada1,162
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman Michael Lawrie from Ireland aboard the Shenandoah from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 18 years old when he arrived in New-York on March 27, 1846. Thompson Lawrie, aged 25, Robert Lawrie, aged 13, Tailoress James Lawrie, 50 years old Jannet Lawrie, 26 years old Christiana Lawrie, 12 years old Thomas Lawrie, R. Lawrie (32) Merchant, are others that migrated to US.

Lawrie Namesakes

  • Abigail Lawrie, Actress
  • Abigail Lawrie, Actress
  • Dawn Lawrie, Politician
  • Brett Lawrie, Baseball athlete
  • Danielle Lawrie, Softball pitcher
  • Danielle Lawrie, Softball pitcher
  • Delia Lawrie, Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
  • Ellis Lawrie, Australian Politician
  • Fergus Lawrie, Musical Artist
  • Peter Lawrie, Golfer

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