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Nobility: Noble family - Knights - Lords
Nobles in:England (England)
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Heraldic dossiers :
Laurens
English
The surname Laurens is of English origin. The given name Laurence is derived from the French form of Latin 'Laurentius', signifieing 'man from Laurentum'. Laurentum was a town in Italy, probably named so from its laurels (from the Latin 'laurus' laurel) or bay trees, or may alternatively be of pre-Roman origin. The given name was popular during the Middle Ages as a result of the fame of a third century saint who was one of the seven deacons of Rome. He was martyred in 258. The legend is that having been required to hand over the Church's treasures to the civil authorities, he assembled the poor and sick and presented them. For this, he was supposedly roasted to death on a gridiron. He enjoyed a considerable cult following throughout Europe, with consequent popularity of the given name. In England the name is also associated with St.Laurence of Canterbury, who fought against pagan backsliding among his flock.The given name dates back to the twelfth century were a Laurentius is recorded in historical archives. From here it became a common name and many diminutives and pet forms of the name derived from it : Laurie, Larry, Larkin, Lowrie. The name was brought to America by English immigrants. One of the first fore fathers to bring this name to America is that of a William Lawrence, who left Plymouth, England, in 1635, and landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts. This name is the one hundredth and ninety-seventh most common surname in America. ...
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Variations of surnames are frequent and mainly derive from involuntary acts such as translation errors or dialectal inflections or from voluntary acts such as attempts to escape persecution or acquisition of titles and properties of other families
