How Many People Are Named Lawrence Casey?

There are approximately 51 people named Lawrence Casey living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,720,673 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Lawrence with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Casey. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 6,720,673 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Lawrence

Last Name

Casey

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.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Lawrence

In the 2020 Census, the first name Lawrence was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (74.24%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (15.32%) and Hispanic (4.25%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Lawrence in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Lawrence rose or fell over time.

White

74.24%

Black

15.32%

Hispanic

4.25%

Asian/Pacific Islander

3.05%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.83%

Two or More Races

2.30%

Ancestry of the Casey Surname

The surname Casey was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Casey in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

83.69%

Black

7.43%

Hispanic

3.45%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.81%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.68%

Two or More Races

3.95%

How we calculated this

The first name "Lawrence" has an estimated frequency of 0.0706% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Casey" appears at a rate of 21.22 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Lawrence are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 51 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Lawrence

Lawrence Smith Lawrence Johnson Lawrence Williams Lawrence Brown Lawrence Jones Lawrence Garcia Lawrence Taylor Lawrence Herrera

Other people with the surname Casey

Michael Casey James Casey John Casey David Casey Robert Casey William Casey Christopher Casey Daniel Casey

Lawrence Casey: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Lawrence Casey?

We estimate approximately 51 people named Lawrence Casey are alive in the United States today. The first name Lawrence is shared by 241,985 Americans, and the surname Casey is shared by 72,730.

How rare is the name Lawrence Casey?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,720,673 Americans. The first name Lawrence is common and the surname Casey is uncommon.

Is Lawrence a male or female name?

Lawrence is predominantly male, with 99.5% of bearers being male and 0.5% female. It peaked in popularity in 1952 and the average bearer today is 63 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Lawrence?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Lawrence was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (74.24%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (15.32%) and Hispanic (4.25%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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