How Many People Are Named Lawrence Taylor?

There are approximately 586 people named Lawrence Taylor living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 584,905 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 Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

586

1 in 584,905 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Lawrence

Last Name

Taylor

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 Taylor Surname

The surname Taylor 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 Taylor 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

62.75%

Black

27.60%

Hispanic

3.49%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.66%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.72%

Two or More Races

4.78%

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 "Taylor" appears at a rate of 242.14 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 586 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 Herrera

Other people with the surname Taylor

Michael Taylor James Taylor John Taylor David Taylor Robert Taylor William Taylor Christopher Taylor Joseph Taylor

Lawrence Taylor: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Lawrence Taylor?

We estimate approximately 586 people named Lawrence Taylor are alive in the United States today. The first name Lawrence is shared by 241,985 Americans, and the surname Taylor is shared by 829,952.

How rare is the name Lawrence Taylor?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 584,905 Americans. The first name Lawrence is common and the surname Taylor is very common.

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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