| St-Laurent History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms Etymology of St-LaurentWhat does the name St-Laurent mean? The surname St-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 St-Laurent familyThe surname St-Laurent was first found in Provence. Early History of the St-Laurent familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our St-Laurent research. Another 361 words (26 lines of text) covering the years 1282, 1355, 1387, 1391, 1559, 1625, 1728, 1771 and 1800 are included under the topic Early St-Laurent History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. St-Laurent Spelling VariationsSpelling 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 St-Laurent familyMore information is included under the topic Early St-Laurent Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. St-Laurent World Rankingthe United States, the name St-Laurent is the 9,624th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name St-Laurent is ranked the 742nd most popular surname with an estimated 7,227 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name St-Laurent is the 198th popular surname. 3 Migration of the St-Laurent familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Augustus Laurent, who settled in Philadelphia in 1856; Catharine Laurent, aged 60; settled in New Orleans in 1820; François Laurent settled in Philadelphia in 1796.
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- Louis Stephen St. Laurent PC, CC, QC (1882-1973), Canadian politician, 12th Prime Minister of Canada (1948-1957)
- Joseph Dollard Herve St. Laurent (1929-2015), Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played from 1949 to 1963
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