Find out how popular the last name Lawery is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Lawery.

Lawery, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Lawery surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lawery in America

Lawery is the 63873rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lawery surname appeared 312 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Lawery.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lawery to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Lawery

The surname Lawery is an English habitational name derived from the place name Lawers, a village in Perthshire, Scotland. This place name is thought to derive from the Scottish Gaelic words 'lath' meaning 'barn' and 'airigh' meaning 'sheiling' or 'summer pasture'.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Lawery can be found in the 16th century. One of the earliest bearers of the name was John Lawery, who was born in Lawers, Scotland in 1542. He later migrated to England and settled in the county of Essex.

Another early bearer of the surname was William Lawery, born in 1587 in Lawers, Scotland. He was a merchant and is mentioned in several historical records from the early 17th century.

In the 17th century, the name appears in the parish records of St. Mary's Church in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England. One notable entry is the baptism of Robert Lawery in 1634.

The Lawery surname also has a connection to the English county of Gloucestershire. In 1672, a Thomas Lawery was recorded as a landowner in the village of Painswick, Gloucestershire.

A notable bearer of the Lawery surname was Sir John Lawery, a British military officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars. He was born in 1775 in Lawers, Scotland and fought in several major battles, including the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. He was knighted for his bravery and service in 1818.

Throughout its history, the Lawery surname has had several variations in spelling, such as Lawrie, Lowrie, and Lourie. These variations were often used interchangeably in historical records.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lawery

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Lawery.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Lawery was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Lawery has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Lawery was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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