| ![Show Contents]() Laurel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France Early Origins of the Laurel familyThe surname Laurel was first found in Languedoc, in the south of France, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Nimes and Toulouse and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. Early History of the Laurel familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Laurel research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1790 is included under the topic Early Laurel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Laurel Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Laurel, Lauer, Lorelle, Laure, Laurin, Laurot, Lorel and many more. Early Notables of the Laurel familyNotable amongst the family name at this time was - the Laurel family of Toulouse
Laurel RankingIn the United States, the name Laurel is the 14,568th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Laurel migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Laurel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Alejandro Laurel, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1869 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Laurel (post 1700) | + |
- Nicole Laurel Asensio (b. 1986), Filipino singer-songwriter
- Robert Laurel Crippen (b. 1937), American engineer, retired United States Navy Captain and a former NASA astronaut
- Milagros Laurel Trinidad (b. 1941), Congresswoman in the Philippines
- Sirje Laurel Weldon (b. 1968), Canadian professor, best known for her work on women's rights
- Laurel Mellin (b. 1949), American author of nine books including The New York Times Best Seller, The Pathway
- Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (b. 1938), American historian and writer
- Laurel True (b. 1968), American artist, architectural artist, muralist and mosaic artist
- Laurel E. Youmans, American Republican politician, Member of Wisconsin State Assembly, 1911 3
- Laurel L. Kosten, American politician, Farmer-Labor Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1934; Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1940
- Laurel Kean (b. 1963), American LPGA professional golfer
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Laurel migration to the United States 
