Surname
Maclaurin
“son of Lawrence”
Maclaurin is a surname from Scottish Gaelic. It is used in English and Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maclaurin goes back to Scottish Gaelic Mac Labhrainn, meaning “son of Lawrence.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Scottish Gaelic Mac Labhrainn (“son of Lawrence”), built from English Mac- + Laurin.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Maclaurin’s family of names
In English usage, Maclaurin as a surname has a related form in M'Laurin. In English usage, Maclaurin as a surname has a related form in MCLAURIN.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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