Lawrance
Boy name · 3 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Lawrance: 3 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 3 births in 1982.
Lawrance shares the same root as Laurence, arriving via the Latin *Laurentius*, meaning "man from Laurentum" — an ancient Italian town whose name likely derived from *laurus*, the laurel tree, a symbol of victory and honour. The spelling Lawrance, while less common than Laurence or Lawrence, often appears in Scottish records as a variant with a distinctly Scots flourish. The most celebrated bearer is arguably T. E. Lawrence — Lawrence of Arabia — whose heroic exploits in the First World War made the name legendary. His namesake connection reaches Scotland through the village of Laurencekirk in Aberdeenshire, named for Saint Laurence. In the film *Lawrence of Arabia*, Peter O'Toole was famously a T. E. Lawrence, yet the actor's own son was briefly given the Lawrance spelling before being changed.
Boy 1 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 19823 babies
- Latest (1982)
- #3153 babies
- Total births
- 3since 1982
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y