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
School 453
Farm Labourer 51
Coal Miner Hewer 37
Labourer 36
General Servant (domestic) 30
Private Means 25
General Labourer 24
Clerk 23
Dressmaker 19
Shop Assistant 16
House Painter 14
None 14
Farmer 14
At School 14
General Servant Domestic 14
Domestic Servant 13
Housekeeper 11
Horseman On Farm 11
Charwoman 10
Dress Maker 10
Home 10
Soldier 9
At Home 8
Coal Miner (hewer) 8
Labourer On Farm 8

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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