Show ContentsLorence History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Lorence family

The surname Lorence was first found in Forez, a former province of France, now part of the modern Loire, the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme départements, where the family has been traced from ancient times.

Early History of the Lorence family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lorence research. Another 117 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1471, 1527, 1563 and 1742 are included under the topic Early Lorence History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lorence Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Laurencin, Laurencins, Lauxrencin, Lauxrencins, Lorencin, Lorencins, Laurensain, Laurensains, Lauxrensain, Lauxrensains, Lorensain, Lorensains, Laurencain, Laurencains, Lauxrencain, Lauxrencains, Lorencain, Lorencains, de Laurencin and many more.

Early Notables of the Lorence family

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Migration of the Lorence family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: B. Lawrenceson settled in San Francisco in 1852.


Contemporary Notables of the name Lorence (post 1700) +

  • Rick Lorence, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1996 1
  • Lorence Elmer Asman (b. 1924), American Republican politician, In 1941 1


The Lorence Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Lucet in tenebris
Motto Translation: It shines in the darkness


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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