Given name & surname
Lauritz
“man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel”
Lauritz is a variant of Lawrence. One Latin interpretation is “man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lauritz is a variant of Lawrence. One Latin interpretation is “man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lauritz through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 48
- 48 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 6 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 boys is 5 in 2001. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 108 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lauritz’s family of names
Lauritz has a related form in Lawrence. In Danish usage, Lauritz has a related form in Laurits. In German usage, Lauritz as a surname has a related form in Lorenz.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Lauritz
- Laurits TuxenDanish artist (1853-1927)
- Lauritz MelchiorDanish opera singer (1890-1973)
- L. A. RingDanish artist (1854-1933)
- Lauritz SchoofGerman rowerborn 1990
- Lau Lauritzen Sr.Danish film director (1878–1938)
- Lauritz FalkSwedish-Norwegian actor and film director (1909-1990)
- Lauritz de ThurahDanish architect (1706-1759)
- Lauritz ChristiansenNorwegian sailor (1867–1930)
- Lauritz Wigand-Larsengymnast (1895-1951)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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