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Early Origins of the Lauri family

The surname Lauri was first found in Catalonia, in northeastern Spain.

Early History of the Lauri family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lauri research. Another 154 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1245, 1305, 1469, 1534 and 1583 are included under the topic Early Lauri History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lauri Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: De Laura, Lauria, Lauri, Lauro, Lauriano, Lauriello, Laurini, Luarino and many more.

Early Notables of the Lauri family

Prominent among members of the family

  • Roger of Lauria, or de Llúria in Catalan (c.1245-1305) was an Italian admiral, who was the commander of the fleet of Aragon during the War of the Sicilian Vespers...

Migration of the Lauri family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Emanuel Lauria who immigrated to New York in 1867.


Contemporary Notables of the name Lauri (post 1700) +

  • Carl E. Lauri, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Wisconsin State Senate 25th District; elected 1954, 1958; Candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 10th District, 1956, 1966 1
  • Juha Lauri Laukkanen (b. 1969), Finnish former javelin thrower
  • Lauri Gaffin, American Art Directors Guild Award nominated set decorator, known for her work on Iron Man (2008), Fargo (1996) and Thor (2011)
  • Lauri Merten (b. 1960), American LPGA golfer who has had 3 wins on the tour
  • Lauri F Rasnick, associate of the Labor and Employment practice in New York
  • Lauri Pekuri, Finnish fighter pilot and flying ace in the Finnish Air Force, during World War II, credited with 18½ aerial victories
  • Lauri Nissinen, Finnish fighter pilot and flying ace in the Finnish Air Force, during World War II, credited with 32½ aerial victories
  • Lauri J. Phillips, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Washington 6th District, 1992 2
  • Lauri Josephs, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1980 3
  • Lauri Moilanen, American politician, Editor; Delegate to Socialist National Convention from Massachusetts, 1920 4


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 21) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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