LAWRENCE is ranked as the 136th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 469,585.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 147.27 people named LAWRENCE for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 75% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named LAWRENCE is 271,587.
The SSA data also shows that LAWRENCE is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
LAWRENCE is
81.2% White,
3.9% Hispanic origin,
10.9% Black,
2.1% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.4% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name LAWRENCE have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name LAWRENCE is included in the following name categories:
US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
Indonesian-Chinese surname
English surname
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name LAWRENCE
The state with the most people named
LAWRENCE is
California where
54,850 people have this name.
Vermont is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named LAWRENCE, as
232.11 in every 100,000
Vermontians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
New York.
Vermont is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Rhode Island
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name LAWRENCE
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
22,695
176.2
99.8%
Indiana
9,001
136.44
99.5%
Iowa
4,164
134.02
99.4%
Kansas
4,248
146.26
99.0%
Michigan
22,518
227.23
99.9%
Minnesota
9,302
170.45
99.7%
Missouri
2,632
87.92
98.7%
Nebraska
2,346
124.66
98.5%
North Dakota
957
129.41
96.5%
Ohio
18,578
160.23
99.7%
South Dakota
1,043
122.3
96.7%
Wisconsin
11,154
193.73
99.7%
West States
State stats for the first name LAWRENCE
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
1,003
136.2
96.9%
Arizona
9,358
139.01
99.5%
California
54,850
141.36
99.9%
Colorado
7,631
142.48
99.4%
Hawaii
2,137
150.56
99.5%
Idaho
2,046
125.16
98.4%
Montana
1,412
137.95
97.8%
Nevada
4,090
144.07
99.3%
New Mexico
3,467
166.24
99.0%
Oregon
5,633
141.88
99.3%
Utah
2,261
76.82
98.4%
Washington
10,796
152.89
99.7%
Wyoming
932
159.63
97.3%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name LAWRENCE
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
3,212
89.3
99.0%
Maine
1,171
88.07
97.0%
Massachusetts
5,948
88.17
99.2%
New Hampshire
1,177
88.73
97.3%
New Jersey
9,882
110.56
99.6%
New York
43,683
221.22
99.9%
Pennsylvania
21,017
164.36
99.7%
Rhode Island
693
65.65
97.1%
Vermont
1,454
232.11
99.0%
South States
State stats for the first name LAWRENCE
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have LAWRENCE as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named LAWRENCE.
The most popular full name is LAWRENCE Smith.
0.89% of all the people named LAWRENCE
have this family name.
There are 36923 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name LAWRENCE