Laurens
Laurens is a given name and surname of French origin.
As a place name, it appears in several American locations, most notably Laurens County in South Carolina and Georgia, named after Henry Laurens, a Revolutionary War statesman.
The Laurens family had deep roots in Charleston.
Southern Atlantic port city
- South CarolinaSoutheastern Atlantic coastal state
- Continental CongressColonial era legislature
- American RevolutionColonial separation from Britain
- founding fathersMale originators of institutions
Hamilton · colonial · revolutionary · Yorktown · plantation · abolitionist · delegate · correspondence
Study of family descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- forebearsAncestral family members
ancestors · family tree · bloodline · roots · pedigree · clan · ethnicity · origin
Hereditary family identifier
- given namePersonal name from birth
- family nameHereditary portion of identity
- patronymicName from father's name
- DutchOf the Netherlands
Flemish · French · Germanic · Lawrence · Lorenz · baptismal · appellation · namesake
Name shared by country and state
- South CarolinaSoutheastern Atlantic coastal state
- IowaGreat Plains farming state
- townshipCounty's smaller division
- municipalityLocal governing district
Charleston
Southern Atlantic port city
- South CarolinaSoutheastern Atlantic coastal state
- Continental CongressColonial era legislature
- American RevolutionColonial separation from Britain
founding fathers · Hamilton · colonial · revolutionary · Yorktown · plantation · abolitionist · delegate · correspondence · diplomacy
genealogy
Study of family descent
forebears · ancestors · family tree · bloodline · roots · pedigree · clan · ethnicity · origin · kinfolk
surname
Hereditary family identifier
- given namePersonal name from birth
- family nameHereditary portion of identity
- patronymicName from father's name
Dutch · Flemish · French · Germanic · Lawrence · Lorenz · baptismal · appellation · namesake · moniker
Georgia
Name shared by country and state
- South CarolinaSoutheastern Atlantic coastal state
- IowaGreat Plains farming state
- townshipCounty's smaller division
- poet laureateOfficial state verse maker
- laurel wreathWoven leaves honoring champions
- Laurel and HardyContrasting comedic film partners
- Nobel laureateDistinguished achievement award recipient
- Ralph LaurenAmerican fashion designer
- laurel crownWoven leaf headpiece for champions