Given name & surname
Lorance
“man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel”
Lorance is a variant of Lawrence. One Latin interpretation is “man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lorance 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 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lorance through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 174
- 174 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1944
- 10 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 1989. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 10 in 1944. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 225 as a first name in 2020; 1,087 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.
Lorance’s family of names
Lorance has a related form in Lawrence.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Lorance, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Lonis
>99% boys
Lawayne
>99% boys
Lonnie
“prepared for battle; eager and ready” · “having the strength of a lion”
86% boys · 14% girls
Lyndell
“from the valley of linden trees” · “a man of the lake”
>99% boys
Deane
“from the valley; a church official”
>99% boys
Lynal
>99% boys
Lenis
“one who has soft and silky skin”
76% boys · 24% girls
Laban
“a white-haired or whiteskinned man”
>99% boys
Sibling ideas
Names that share Lorance’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.
A sister for Lorance