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Lawrance is simply one of the variants of the name Laurence that progressed to Lawrence when it was brought into England during the Norman conquest.
In the Roman Empire there was a city named Laurentum in reference to its laurel trees.
There are various spellings of the name Lawrence/Lawrance depending on where it is:
- Laurenz is German
- Laurent is French
- Laurens is Dutch
Yet there are many spellings: Lowrance, Larance, Larrence, Larence, Larrance, Lauren, Laurens, Lorence, Lorenz . They are all the same basic name.
One finds in census taking, etc. that the spelling changes depending on who makes out the papers.
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- http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/ll/lawrence02.php (membership required to view without interruption)