Given name & surname
Lawrie
“man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel”
In English use, Lawrie is a diminutive of Lawrence. One Latin interpretation is “man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Lawrie is a diminutive of Lawrence. One Latin interpretation is “man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Lawrie is a diminutive of Lawrence.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lawrie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 130
- 0 boys · 130 girls
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 11 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 1982. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 1962. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 221 as a first name in 2020; 1,410 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.
Lawrie’s family of names
In English usage, Lawrie is a diminutive of Lawrence. Lawrie is an affectionate form of Lawrence. Lawrie has a related form in Lawrence.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lawrie
- Lawrie SanchezFootballer and manager (born 1959)
- Lawrie ReillyScottish footballer (1928–2013)
- Lawrie PeckhamAustralian high jumperborn 1944
- Lawrie Smithsailorborn 1956
- Lawrie MillerNew Zealand cricketer (1923-1996)
- Lawrie LeslieScottish footballer (1935-2019)
- Lawrie WilsonFootballer (born 1987)
- Lawrie McKinnaPolitician and soccer player (born 1961)
- Lawrie MaddenEnglish footballer (born 1955)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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