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Definition: From the Latin given name, Laurentius, this surname originally was used to refer to a "man from Laurentum" from laurel, or "wreathed or crowned with laurel," as in honored. Laurent is the French version of the surname, while Laurence is the English version.
Surname Origin:
French
Alternate Surname Spellings:
LAURENCE
More Resources for the Surname LAURENT :
French Genealogy LAURENT Family Genealogy Forum FamilySearch - LAURENT Genealogy LAURENT Surname & Family Mailing List Surname Finder - LAURENT Genealogy & Family Resources Cousin Connect - LAURENT Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - LAURENT Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - LAURENT Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997. Looking for the meaning of a given name? Check out
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
