Laurenceau

Laurenceau Meaning & Origin

About Laurenceau
The surname Laurenceau is of French origin and is derived from the given name Laurent, which means "from Laurentum" in Latin. Laurentum was an ancient city in Italy, and the name Laurent is associated with the laurel tree, symbolizing honor and victory. Therefore, the surname Laurenceau likely originated as a patronymic surname, meaning it was used to identify someone as the "son of Laurent" or a descendant of someone named Laurent.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Laurenceau is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Laurenceau: 234
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 80,926
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Laurenceau based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Laurenceau is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LRNS
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L060520
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L AW1 R IH0 N S IY0
🌐 IPA
/laurenceau*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LRNS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L652

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Laurenceau in Braille

Here's how to represent Laurenceau in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Laurenceau in braille

How to sign the name Laurenceau using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Laurenceau using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Laurenceau in sign language

Numerology