Laws Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Laws Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Laws family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 356
Agricultural Labourer 124
Coal Miner 50
Labourer 30
Dress Maker 23
House Servant 21
Carter 13
Farmer 13
Servant 13
House Keeper 12
Butcher 12
Gardener 12
Laundress 11
Tailor 10
Agricultual Labourer 9
Blacksmith 8
Silk Weaver 8
Carpenter 8
Charwoman 8
Cook 8
Waterman 8
Domestic Servant 7
Railway Labourer 7
Wife Of Above 7
General Servant 6

Laws Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lewis 60% 587,574
2 Laws 100% 23,910
3 Lowes 60% 14,705
4 Lewes 60% 12,347
5 Lawes 80% 10,916
6 Lowis 60% 3,579
7 Lows 75% 1,429
8 Lawis 80% 1,266
9 Leweis 50% 790
10 Lewies 50% 691
11 Lews 75% 642
12 Elwis 40% 557
13 Elwes 40% 456
14 Lowse 60% 237
15 Lowas 60% 236
16 Lweis 40% 227
17 Laus 75% 134

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The surname Laws is the 2nd most popular variant of Lewis.

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