Given name & surname
Laurin
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”·“man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel”
In English use, Laurin has a related form in Lauren. In French use, Lauren carries the interpretation “crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree.” Laurin is a variant of Lawrence. One Latin interpretation is “man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Laurin has a related form in Lauren. In French use, Lauren carries the interpretation “crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree.” Laurin is a variant of Lawrence. One Latin interpretation is “man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Laurin is a form of Lauren. Lauren comes from Latin.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1910. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Laurin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,078
- 481 boys · 1,597 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 74 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 74 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,831 as a first name in 2020; 1,396 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Laurin’s family of names
In English usage, Laurin has a related form in Lauren. In English usage, Laurin has a related form in Lauren. Laurin has a related form in Lawrence.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Laurin
- Laurin UlrichGerman footballer (born 2005)
- Laurin D. WoodworthUnion Army officer, politician1837–1897
- Laurin BraunGerman ice hockey playerborn 1991
- Laurin HeinrichGerman racing driverborn 2001
- Laurin LiuCanadian Member of Parliamentborn 1990
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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