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 546
Coal Miner 93
Agricultural Labourer 79
General Labourer 46
Domestic Servant 29
Dress Maker 28
Living On Own Means 20
Labourer 20
General Servant 20
Farm Labourer 18
Living On Her Own Means 16
Farmer 16
General Servant Domestic 14
Laundress 13
Carpenter 11
Blacksmith 10
Dressmaker 9
Farm Servant 8
Shoe Maker 8
Tailor 8
Cook Domestic Servant 7
Grocer 7
Grocer Assistant 7
House Keeper 7
Groom 7

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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