Where the Lawrence name comes from

Lawrence is an English, Scottish and Irish surname. The surname Lawrence originated as a patronymic. It comes from the Middle English or Old French given name Laurence, itself derived from the Latin Laurentius. Laurentius means "from Laurentium", and it derives from the word laurel, a Roman symbol of victory.

In English, the given name Lawrence is an Anglicisation of the French Laurent. The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names of Britain lists Laurence and McLaren as variants of the surname. Pet forms of the given name include Larry and Lawrie.