Lourenco

Lourenco Meaning & Origin

About Lourenco
The surname Lourenco is of Portuguese origin and is derived from the given name Lourenço, which is the Portuguese form of the Latin name Laurentius. The name Laurentius means "from Laurentum," a city in ancient Italy. It is believed that the surname Lourenco was originally a patronymic surname, indicating descent from someone named Lourenço. Today, individuals with the surname Lourenco can be found primarily in Portugal and other Portuguese-speaking countries.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Lourenco: 1,728
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 16,593
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.59

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

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LRNK
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L060520
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L AW0 R EH1 N K OW0
🌐 IPA
/laʊˈrɛnkoʊ/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LRNK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L652

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Lourenco in Braille

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

The name Lourenco in braille

How to sign the name Lourenco using Sign Language

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

The name Lourenco in sign language

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