Lawrence Taylor
There are approximately 616 people named Lawrence Taylor living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 556,419 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Lawrence with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Taylor. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
616
1 in 556,419
Named Lawrence
242K
Alive today
Named Taylor
873K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 242K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1952
Average age: 63
Estimated bearers: 873K
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #17
Per 100K: 254.67
Top ancestry: White (65.4%)
First name trend
Lawrence: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Lawrence. The peak year was 1952 with 10,336 births. The average person named Lawrence today is 63 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Taylor surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Taylor, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 65.4%.
- White65.4%
- Black or African American28.4%
- Hispanic or Latino2.5%
- Two or more races2.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Lawrence has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0706% of the US population, based on 241,985 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Taylor appears at a rate of 254.67 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.2547%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 616 people with the full name Lawrence Taylor. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Lawrence
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FAQ
Lawrence Taylor: questions and answers
How many people are named Lawrence Taylor?
We estimate approximately 616 people in the United States share the full name Lawrence Taylor. That works out to about 1 in 556,419 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0706%) with the surname frequency (254.67 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Lawrence Taylor?
We classify Lawrence Taylor as "Very Rare". About 1 in 556,419 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Lawrence a male or female name?
Lawrence is predominantly male. Out of 462,765 total SSA registrations, 99.5% were male and 0.5% were female. See the full Lawrence profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.