Lawrence (family name)

Lawrence is an English family name derived from the English male first name Laurence and an English form of Laurentius or Lorenz .

Name bearer

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• Aaron Lawrence (* 1970), Jamaican soccer goalkeeper
• Abbott Lawrence (1792–1855), American politician
• Albert Lawrence (* 1961), Jamaican athlete
• Alfred Lawrence, 1st Baron Trevethin (1843–1936), British lawyer
• Allan Lawrence (politician) (1925-2008), Canadian politician
• Allan Lawrence (1930-2017), Australian athlete
• Amos Adams Lawrence (1814–1886), American entrepreneur and patron
• André Lawrence (* 1939), Canadian actor
• Andrea Lawrence (* 1946), American computer scientist
• Andrea Mead-Lawrence (1932–2009), American ski racer
• Andrew Lawrence (* 1988), American actor
• Andrew Lawrence (basketball player) (born 1990), British basketball player
• Andrew Lawrence-King (* 1959), English harpist and conductor
• Andy Lawrence (musician) (born 1954), British musician
• Andy Lawrence (journalist) , journalist
• Anna Lawrence (* 1972), New Zealand hockey player
• Anthony Lawrence († 2013), British writer and journalist
• Arantes Lawrence , Barbadian football player
• Arnie Lawrence (1938–2005), American saxophonist, music educator and composer
• Arnold Walter Lawrence (1900–1991), British classical archaeologist
• Ashley Lawrence (conductor) (1934–1990), New Zealand conductor
• Ashley Lawrence (soccer player) (born 1995), Canadian soccer player
• Azar Lawrence (* 1952), American saxophonist

B.

• Barbara Lawrence (1928–2013), American actress
• Barbara Lawrence Schevill (1909–1997), American zoologist
• Bill Lawrence (musician) (1931–2013), German-American musician and composer
• Bill Lawrence (Director) (* 1968), American producer, director and screenwriter
• Brenda Lawrence (* 1954), American politician
• Brijesh Lawrence (* 1989), athlete from St. Kitts and Nevis
• Bruce Lawrence (bass player) (1926 / 1927–2015), American double bass player
• Bruce B. Lawrence ( Bruce Bennett Lawrence ; * 1941), American religious scholar, historian and university professor
• Bruno Lawrence (1941–1995), New Zealand musician and actor
• Bryan Lawrence (1873-1949), British horseman

C.

• Carmen Lawrence (* 1948), Australian politician
• Carol Lawrence (* 1932), American actress
• Carolyn Lawrence (* 1967), American voice actress
• Charlie Lawrence (≈1900-), American jazz musician, arranger and band leader
• Chris Lawrence (racing driver) (1933–2011), British automobile racing driver and racing car designer
• Chris Lawrence (special effects artist) , British film technician
• Chris Lawrence (ice hockey player) (* 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
• Chris Lawrence (rugby player) (* 1988), Australian rugby league player
• Chris Lawrence (DJ) (* 1988), British and music producer see Chris Lorenzo
• Christopher Lawrence (* 1968), Australian sailor
• Claude Lawrence (* 1944), American jazz saxophonist
• Climax Lawrence (* 1979), Indian soccer player
• Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence (1791–1861), American politician

D.

• DH Lawrence (1885-1930), English writer
• David Lawrence (ski racer) (born 1930), American ski racer
• David Lawrence (actor) , Canadian actor, screenwriter and producer
• David Lawrence (publisher) , American publisher (1888–1973)
• David Herbert Lawrence (1885–1930), English writer, see DH Lawrence
• David Leo Lawrence (1889–1966), Governor of Pennsylvania
• David Nessim Lawrence (* 1960), American composer for film music
• Debbi Lawrence (* 1961), American walker
• DeMarcus Lawrence (born 1992), American football player
• Dennis Lawrence (cross-country skier) (* 1965), Canadian cross-country skier
• Dennis Lawrence (* 1974), soccer player from Trinidad & Tobago
• Dexter Lawrence (born 1997), American football player
• Don Lawrence (1928–2003), British comic artist
• Doreen Lawrence († 2013), British actress
• Doreen Lawrence, Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon (* 1952), British civil rights activist and politician (Labor Party)
• Dorothy Lawrence (1896–1964), English reporter
• Doug Lawrence (saxophonist) (* 1956), American jazz musician
• Doug Lawrence (ice hockey player) (born 1968), Canadian ice hockey player
• Doug Lawrence (voice actor) (born 1969), American voice actor

E.

• Eddie Lawrence (soccer player) (1907– ??), Welsh soccer player
• Eddie Lawrence (actor) (born Lawrence Eisler ; 1919–2014), American actor and comedian
• Edmund Wickham Lawrence (born 1932), Governor General of St. Kitts and Nevis
• Edward Lawrence (1896– ??), Canadian athlete
• Effingham Lawrence (1820–1878), American politician
• Elisha Lawrence (1746–1799), American politician
• Elliot Lawrence (* 1925), American jazz pianist
• Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence (1867–1954), British suffragette
• Ernest Lawrence (1901–1958), American nuclear physicist
• Esmie Lawrence (born 1961), Canadian athlete
• Eugene Lawrence (* 1986), American basketball player

F.

• Fenda Lawrence (* before 1750 – after 1772), West African slave trader
• Florence Lawrence (1886–1938), Canadian actress
• Francis Lawrence (* 1971), American director
• Frederick Pethick-Lawrence, 1st Baron Pethick-Lawrence (1871–1961), British politician
• Friedrich August von Lawrence (1761–1810), German officer and cartographer

G

• Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey (1880–1971), British judge
• George Lawrence (gardener) (1827–1895), English gardener
• George Alfred Lawrence (1827–1876), English writer
• George Newbold Lawrence (1806–1895), American businessman and ornithologist
• George P. Lawrence (1859–1917), American politician
• George R. Lawrence (1868–1938), American photographer
• George Van Eman Lawrence (1818–1904), American politician
• Gertrude Lawrence (1898–1952), British-Danish actress

H

• Henry F. Lawrence (1868–1950), American politician
• Henry Montgomery Lawrence (1806-1857), English general
• Holly Lawrence (* 1990), English triathlete

J

• Jack Lawrence , American rock bassist
• Jack Lawrence (film composer) (1912–2009), American songwriter
• Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000), American painter
• Jacqueline Lawrence (* 1982), Australian canoeist
• Jaicko Lawrence (* 1991), Barbadian singer and songwriter
• James Lawrence (naval officer) (1781–1813), American naval officer
• James Lawrence (Lawyer) (1851–1914), American lawyer and politician
• James Lawrence (soccer player) (born 1992), Welsh soccer player
• James Lawrence Jr. (1907-1995), American rower
• James Henry Lawrence (1773-1840), British author
• Jamie Lawrence (soccer player, 1970) ( James Hubert Lawrence ; * 1970), English-Jamaican soccer player
• Jamie Lawrence (Soccer Player, 1992) ( James Alexander Lawrence ; * 1992), English-Welsh soccer player
• Jamie Lawrence (ice hockey player) (born 1992), New Zealand ice hockey player
• Janice Lawrence (* 1962), American basketball player
• Jennifer Lawrence (* 1990), American actress
• Jimmy Lawrence (1879–1934), Scottish football player and coach
• Joey Lawrence ( Joseph Lawrence Mignogna Jr .; * 1976), American actor and singer
• John Lawrence (Mayor) (1618–1699), British colonial politician, Mayor of New York
• John Lawrence (actor) (1931–1992), American actor
• John Lawrence (racing driver) , British racing driver
• John Lawrence (musician) , Welsh musician
• John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence (1811–1879), Irish nobleman and British statesman
• John Lawrence, 2nd Baron Oaksey (1929–2012), British jockey and journalist
• John H. Lawrence (1904–1991), American physicist and physician
• John W. Lawrence (1800–1888), American politician
• Joseph Lawrence (Politician, 1786) (1786–1842), American politician (Pennsylvania)
• Joseph Lawrence (Politician, 1848) (1848-1919) British politician
• Josh Lawrence (* 1982), American jazz musician

K

• Kemar Lawrence (* 1992), Jamaican soccer player
• Kenneth Lawrence (* 1964), American astronomer

L.

• Liam Lawrence (born 1981), Irish football player
• Lily Niber Lawrence (* 1997), Ghanaian soccer player

M.

• Marc Lawrence (1910-2005), American actor
• Marc Lawrence (screenwriter) (born 1959), American screenwriter
• Margaret Lawrence (* 1925), British horsewoman
• Maria Lawrence (* 1970), British cyclist
• Marjorie Lawrence (1907–1979), Australian opera singer

• Mark Lawrence (author) (born 1966), American writer
• Mark Lawrence (dart player) (born 1964), English dart player
• Mark Lawrence (referee) (born 1965), South African rugby union referee
• Mark Lawrence (ice hockey player) (born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player
• Mark Christopher Lawrence (* 1964), American actor, comedian and voice actor
• Mark G. Lawrence (* 1969), American meteorologist
• Martin Lawrence (born 1965), American actor
• Mary Wells Lawrence (* 1928), American entrepreneur in the advertising industry
• Matthew Lawrence (* 1980), American actor
• Maya Lawrence (* 1980), American fencer
• Mike Lawrence (1945–1983), American fusion and jazz musician

N

• Nathaniel Lawrence (1761–1797), American lawyer and politician

P

• Patrick Lawrence, 3rd Baron Oaksey (* 1960), British peer and politician; Member of the House of Lords
• Paul Lawrence (snooker player) , English snooker player
• Paul Lawrence , real name of The Enigma , American musician and performance artist
• Paul R. Lawrence (1922–2011), American management researcher and pioneer of organizational behavior
• Peter Lawrence (1921–1987), Australian anthropologist of British origin
• Peter Lee Lawrence (1944–1974), German actor
• Phil Lawrence (* 1945), British marksman
• Philip Lawrence (* 1955), British sailor

R.

• Radcliffe Lawrence (born 1949), Jamaican racing cyclist
• Reginald Lawrence (Screenwriter) (1900–1967), American screenwriter
• Reginald Frederick Lawrence (1897-1987), South African zoologist
• Reginald James Lawrence (1914–2002), Northern Irish political scientist
• Richard Lawrence (assassin) (around 1800–1861), American presidential assassin
• Richard Lawrence (Bobsledder) ( Richard Webster Lawrence ; 1906–1974), American bobsledder
• Richard Lawrence (Production Designer) ( Richard James Lawrence ), Production Designer and Art Director
• Robert Lawrence (martyr) († May 4, 1535), English martyr
• Robert Lawrence (film editor) (1913-2004), Canadian film editor
• Robert Lawrence (film producer) (* 1952), American film producer
• Robert Lawrence (short tracker) (* 1990), American short track runner
• Robert Daniel Lawrence (1892–1968), British physician
• Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. (1935–1967), American pilot and astronaut
• Robert Morgan Lawrence , American sexologist
• Rolland Lawrence (born 1951), American football player
• Rosina Lawrence (1912–1997), American film actress
• Ruth Lawrence (* 1971), British mathematician

S.

• Sam Lawrence († 2013), Jamaican politician
• Samuel Lawrence (Revolutionary) (1754-1827), American revolutionary
• Samuel Lawrence (Politician, 1773) (1773–1837), American lawyer and politician
• Samuel Lawrence (politician, 1879) (1879–1959), Canadian politician
• Samuel Hill Lawrence (1831–1868), Irish officer
• Scott Lawrence (born 1963), American actor
• Sharon Lawrence (born 1961), American actress
• Sheldon Lawrence (born 1981), football player for St. Kitts and Nevis
• Sherry Lawrence (* 1984), Canadian ski racer
• Sid Lawrence (1909– ??), Welsh football player
• Sidney Lawrence (1801-1892), American politician
• Sonia Lawrence (* 1980), British gymnast
• Stephen Lawrence (1974-1993), British murder victim
• Steve Lawrence (* 1935), American pop singer, entertainer and actor

T

• TE Lawrence ( Lawrence of Arabia ; 1888-1935), British archaeologist, secret agent and writer
• Tayna Lawrence (* 1975), Jamaican athlete
• Thomas Lawrence (Governor) († 1714), English colonial governor of the Province of Maryland
• Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830), English painter
• Thomas Lawrence (hockey player) , Malaysian hockey player
• Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888–1935), British archaeologist, secret agent and writer, see TE Lawrence
• Tom Lawrence (* 1994), Welsh football player
• Tommy Lawrence (1940-2018), Scottish football goalkeeper
• Tony Lawrence (born 1947), Canadian football player
• Tracy Lawrence (* 1968), American country singer
• Trevor Lawrence (* 1999), American football player

V

• Val Lawrence (* 1936), Australian shot putter and discus thrower
• Vicki Lawrence (* 1949), American actress, singer and presenter
• Viola Lawrence (nee Viola Mallory ; 1894–1973), American film editor

W.

• Wayne Lawrence (* 1974), West Indian documentary photographer living in the USA
• Wendell Lawrence (* 1967), Bahamian athlete
• Wendy Barrien Lawrence (* 1959), American astronaut
• Werner Loch-Lawrence (* 1956), German translator
• William Lawrence, 1st Baronet (1783–1867), British medic
• William Lawrence (Politician, 1814) (1814–1895), American politician
• William Lawrence (politician, 1818) (1818-1897), English politician
• William Lawrence (Politician, 1819) (1819–1899), American politician
• William Lawrence (Bishop) (1850–1941), American clergyman, Bishop of the Episcopal Church
• William Lawrence (pianist) (1895–1981), American pianist, singer and music teacher
• William Lawrence (politician, 1906) (1906-2004), Australian politician
• William Appleton Lawrence (1889–1968), American clergyman, Bishop of the Episcopal Church
• William Beach Lawrence (1800–1881), American lawyer and politician
• William Van Duzer Lawrence (1842–1927), American entrepreneur
• William P. Lawrence (1930–2005), US Vice Admiral in the US Navy
• William T. Lawrence (1788-1859), American politician
• Woody Lawrence ( Woodrow Lawrence ; * 1966), Dominican swimmer

Z

• Zack Lawrence (* 1945), British composer, see Mr. Bloe

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Lawrence on surnames.behindthename.com (English)