About the Lorenc Surname

Lorenc is a familiar spelling of the Spanish name Lorenzo. The family name meaning is “From Laurentum”, the same as for Lorenzo. Records show Lorenc as one of the forms Lorenzo took over time. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Other spellings include Loren, Llorens and Lorente.

In the 2010 US Census, 745 Americans gave Lorenc as their last name (rank 31,150). French birth records list 163 children named Lorenc between 1891 and 2000.

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