Laurin

• English:/ˈlɔːɹɪn/●(recorded in a dictionary) from Wiktionary
• Spanish:/lauɾin/○(machine-generated) model-generated

Readings marked model-generated were transcribed by a model; the others are quoted from the dictionary named.

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Laurin is one spelling over 3 language communities, and the dictionaries record it differently in 2 of them. Each row is what a source recorded for that language, beside the share of this name’s records the language holds. No single row is the name’s meaning.

• English56%

  A white crystalline substance extracted from the fruit of the bay (Laurus nobilis), and consisting of a complex mixture of glycerin ethers of several organic acids.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• French25%

  Possibly also an Americanized spelling of Slovenian Lavrin, derivative of the personal name Lavrencij, Latin Laurentius (see Lawrence).

  as a name·Dictionary of American Family Names

  2. It may also be a reduced and altered form of Scottish McLaren.

  as a name·Dictionary of American Family Names

• Spanish10%

  No dictionary in our sources glosses Laurin in Spanish.

The share is ours — how much of this name’s records each language holds. The sense beside it is the source’s, quoted and credited, including where it names a gender. We do not publish a gender of our own per language: our records carry one figure for the spelling as a whole.

Laurin is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish surname4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Argentina, Chile, United States, Philippines

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Laurín, Láurin

• a separate name2 spellings in the group

  Also written Laurín

60 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Laurin is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In German, either the dwarf king Laurin, or from Laurentius; also a Prussian name.

  as a name·Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung

• In German, Patronymischer Familienname zu Rufname Laurentius; auch volkstümlich zum Zwergenkönig Laurin aus der Dietrichsage gestellt.

  as a name·Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 6: Familiennamen aus Rufnamen

• In German, from the heroic name Laurin

  as a name·Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

• Václav Laurinb. 1865CZCzech entrepreneur (1865–1930)
• Arvid Laurinb. 1901SEsailor (1901–1998)
• Althéa Laurinb. 2001FRFrench taekwondoin

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

58 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 31 countries.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Where does the name Laurin come from?

either the dwarf king Laurin, or from Laurentius; also a Prussian name. Recorded by Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung.

How do you pronounce Laurin?

It depends on the language: in English /ˈlɔːɹɪn/ (Wiktionary); in Spanish /lauɾin/. Transcriptions are machine-generated except where a dictionary is named.

What does the name Laurin mean?

In English, A white crystalline substance extracted from the fruit of the bay (Laurus nobilis), and consisting of a complex mixture of glycerin ethers of several organic acids.

Which countries have the most people with the surname Laurin?

In the United States, the national register counted about 1.3 thousand people named Laurin, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled laurin. After it come Sweden, Argentina, Czechia and Finland; the country table on this page ranks them.

Where is Laurin most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Laurin is densest in Sweden — about 1 in 19 thousand people — even though United States holds more of our records for it.

How common is the name Laurin?

In the United States, the national register counted 1,303 people named Laurin in 2010, about 1 in 255 thousand residents.