Laurence
Laurence is an English form of the Roman surname Laurentius, an English male given name , which is also used as a family name. In addition, Laurence occurs as a predominantly female first name in French-speaking countries. A diminutive of the English first name that occurs particularly in the USA is Larry , another, now predominantly female, variant of the English first name is Lauren . Today, however, more common than Laurence as an English male first name is its variant Lawrence , from which the diminutive Lawrie is derived.
Name bearer
Male first name
- Laurence de Erganis († after October 29, 1299), Bishop of Argyll
- Laurence Binyon (1869–1943), British poet, playwright and art historian
- Laurence Cook (* 1939), American jazz musician
- Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906), American poet and writer
- Laurence Fishburne (born 1961), American actor
- Laurence Flanagan (1933-2001), Irish historian, museum curator and author
- Laurence Gérrard (* 1967), German chansonnier, musician and actor
- Laurence Harvey (1928–1973), Lithuanian-British actor
- Laurence Luckinbill (born 1934), American actor
- Laurence Oliphant (1829–1888), British travel writer, diplomat and occultist
- Laurence Olivier (1907–1989), British actor
- Laurence Picken (1909–2007), British ethnomusicologist, zoologist and biochemist
- Laurence Rosenthal (* 1926), American film composer
- Laurence Rupp (* 1987), Austrian film actor
- Laurence Saunders (1519–1555), English clergyman and evangelical martyr
- Laurence Steinberg (* 1952), American psychologist
- Laurence Sterne (1713–1768), British writer
- Laurence Summers (* 1954), American economist and politician
- Laurence Wylie (1909–1996), American anthropologist and Romanist
Female first name
- Laurence Auer (* 1959), French diplomat
- Laurence Côte (born 1966), French actress
- Laurence Courtois (* 1976), Belgian tennis player
- Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch (* 1990), German high jumper
- Laurence Owen (1944–1961), American figure skater
- Laurence St-Germain (* 1994), Canadian ski racer
family name
- Aimee Laurence (* 2005), American actress
- Ashley Laurence (born 1966), American actress
- Chris Laurence (* 1949), British jazz bassist
- Douglas Laurence (1918–2012), American film producer
- Duncan Laurence (* 1994), Dutch singer
- Ernso Laurence , Haitian soccer player
- Frederick Andrew Laurence (1843–1912), Canadian politician
- French Laurence (1757–1809), English judge and politician
- Jacqueline Laurence (* 1932), Brazilian actress and director
- Jeté Laurence (* 2007), American actress
- John Zachariah Laurence (1829-1870), English ophthalmologist
- Julien Laurence (* 1973), Swiss musician
- Lynda Laurence (* 1944), American soul singer
- Margaret Laurence (1926–1987), Canadian writer
- Max Laurence (1852-1926), German actor
- Nelson Laurence (* 1984), Seychellois soccer player
- Oona Laurence (* 2002), American actress
- Richard Laurence (1760–1838), English Hebrew writer
- Samuel Laurence (1812-1884) British painter
- Sherisse Laurence , Canadian singer and presenter
- Sydney Laurence (1865–1940), American painter
- Timothy Laurence (born 1955), English Vice Admiral
- Trevor Laurence (* 1952), New Zealand hockey player
- William L. Laurence (1888–1977), American journalist
- Willy Laurence (* 1984), football player for Guadeloupe