Given name & surname
Lorenz
“man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel”
Lorenz is a variant of Lawrence. One Latin interpretation is “man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lorenz is a variant of Lawrence. One Latin interpretation is “man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In German use, Lorenz is used as a form of Laurence.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Lorenz is a form of Laurence. The history of Laurence gives this family its wider story. Laurence was in use during the Middle Ages.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Lorenz through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,754
- 1,754 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,387 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −38%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,387 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 38.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 39 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,219 as a first name in 2020; 13,913 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.
Lorenz’s family of names
Lorenz has a short form in Lenz. Lorenz shares a linguistic root with Laurence. Lorenz has a related form in Lawrence.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Lorenz has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
74 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 70
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Lorenzovariant · German
- Lawrencevariant · German
- Laurentvariant · German
- Larenzvariant · German
- Laurenzvariant · German
- Laurensvariant · German
- Lenzshort form · German
- Renzvariant · German
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- Lorisvariant · German
- Lorentzvariant · German
- Lorencvariant · German
- Lauritzvariant · German
- Laurentiusvariant · German
- Webersinkevariant · German
- Wawrzyniecvariant · German
- Wawrzikvariant · German
- Wawravariant · German
- Waurichvariant · German
- Wabersinkevariant · German
- Vavřinecvariant · German, Czech
- Rentzschvariant · German
- Rentzvariant · German
- Rentschvariant · German
- Renschvariant · German
- Lorzvariant · German
- Lörtzingvariant · German
- Lortzingvariant · German
- Lörtzervariant · German
- Lörtzvariant · German
- Lortzvariant · German
- Lornsenvariant · German
- Loritzvariant · German
- Lőrincvariant · German
- Lorikkevariant · German
- Loreschvariant · German
- Lorenzivariant · German
- Lorenzervariant · German
- Lorenzenvariant · German
- Lorentzenvariant · German
- Lorentvariant · German
- Lorenscheitvariant · German
- Lorenschatvariant · German
- Lorekvariant · German
- Loreitvariant · German
- Loreckvariant · German
- Lorckvariant · German
- Loratvariant · German
- Löhrkevariant · German
- Lohrenzvariant · German
- Lohrensonvariant · German
- Lieberenzvariant · German
- Lewerenzvariant · German
- Lewerentzvariant · German
- Leverenzvariant · German
- Lenzenvariant · German
- Lentzvariant · German
- Lawrenzvariant · German
- Lawerenzvariant · German
- Laverenzvariant · German
- Lauritzenvariant · German
And 10 more.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Laurencecognate · English
- Larsequivalent
- Lauriequivalent
- Lauranceequivalent
- Larzequivalent
- Lasseequivalent
- ЛоренцRussian
- ЛоренсRussian
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Lorenz
- Lorenz OkenGerman naturalist (1779-1851)
- Lorenz von SteinGerman legal scholar (1815-1890)
- Lorenz HartAmerican lyricist (1895–1943)
- Lorenz HeisterGerman botanist and doctor (1683-1758)
- Lorenz FrølichDanish artist (1820–1908)
- Peter FreuchenDanish writer, explorer and anthropologist (1886-1957)
- Lorenz Christoph MizlerGerman music historian and polymath (1711-1778)
- Lorenz JaegerCatholic cardinal (1892–1975)
- Lorenz Schindelholzbobsledderborn 1966
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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