Laurent History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The surname Laurent comes from an old French given name Laurens (Laurentius in Latin). Versions of this given name were popular throughout Christian Europe due to a Saint, so named, who was martyred in Rome in the 3rd century A.D.

Early Origins of the Laurent family

The surname Laurent was first found in Provence.

Early History of the Laurent family

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Laurent Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Laurent, Saint-Laurent, Lauren, Laurents, Lorent, Loren, Laurrent, Laurren, Laurrents, Lorrent, Lorren, Laurrens, Laurens, Laurrens, Saint-Laurrent, Saint-Lauren, Saint-Laurents, Saint-Laurrents, Saint-Laurren, Saint-Lorent, Saint-Loren, Saint-Lorens, Saint-Lorrent, Saint-Lorren and many more.

Early Notables of the Laurent family

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Laurent Ranking

In the United States, the name Laurent is the 5,739^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Laurent is ranked the 12^nd most popular surname with an estimated 75,307 people with that name. 2

Laurent migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Laurent Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Sir Francis Laurent, aged 40, settled in Grenada in 1774
Joseph Laurent, who settled in New York in 1775
François Laurent, who settled in Philadelphia in 1796

Laurent Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Peter Augustine Laurent, who settled in Philadelphia in 1811
Catherine Laurent, aged 60, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1820 3
M Laurent, aged 45, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1852 3
Simon Laurent, who arrived in Indiana in 1854 3
Augustus Laurent, who settled in Philadelphia in 1856
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Laurent migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Laurent Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Mr. Jean Laurent, (b. 1621), aged 22, French settler travelling to Canada for work arriving on 6th April 1643 4
Louis Laurent, who landed in Montreal in 1653
Mr. Jean Laurent, French labourer travelling to Canada to work for François Peron, arriving on 11th April 1656 4
Mr. Pierre Laurent, French settler travelling to Canada to work for Antoine Grignon, Pierre Gaigneur, and Jacques Massé, arriving on 14th March 1657 4
Pierre Laurent, aged 24, who landed in Canada in 1657
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Laurent Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Pierre Laurent, son of Pierre and Marie-Anne, who married Catherine Tessier, daughter of Pierre and Catherine, in Montreal, Quebec on 7th September 1700 5
Jean-Baptiste Laurent, son of Jean and Madeleine, who married Antoinete Bouré, daughter of Gilles and Marie, in Charlesbourg, Quebec on 9th February 1711 5
François Laurent, son of Jean and Marie, who married Marie-Madeleine Rochereau, daughter of Vivien and Marie, in Champlain, Quebec on 7th January 1717 5
Jacques-Julien Laurent, son of Gilles and Anne, who married Catherine Patry, daughter of Jean and Catherine, in Saint-François-du-Lac, Quebec on 9th April 1720 5
Jean Laurent, son of Philippe and Marguerite, who married Marie-Anne Éthier, daughter of François and Francoise, in Montreal, Quebec on 23rd September 1726 5
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Contemporary Notables of the name Laurent (post 1700) +

Lawrence Bell Laurent, American Journalist, Washington, DC
John Louis Laurent, American Artist, Maine
Romeo St. Laurent, American politician, Mayor of Somersworth, New Hampshire, 1953 6
Randall St. Laurent (b. 1951), American Republican politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 2000; Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 2004 6
Benjamin St. Laurent, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928 6
Alfred St. Laurent, American Republican politician, Candidate for New Hampshire State Senate 18th District, 1938 6
Joseph S. Laurent, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1928 7
Jean Laurent (1944-2023), French banker and businessman
François Guillaume Barthélémy Laurent, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 8
Henri Laurent, French Olympian who won a bronze for fencing at the 1900 games
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Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
Debien, Gabriel. Liste Des Engagés Pour Le Canada Au XVIIe Siècle. Vol. 6, Laval University, 1952. (Retreived 24th May 2018). Retrieved from https://lebloguedeguyperron.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/130-liste-des-contrats-dengagement-pour-la-nouvelle-france-releves-a-la-rochelle-entre-1634-et-1679/
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 21) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, March 30) FranÃ§ois Laurent. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html