Law
See also: law
English
Etymology 1
From the given name Lawrence.
Proper noun
Law
- A patronymic surname transferred from the given name
- A diminutive of Lawrence.
Etymology 2
From Old English hlaw (“a hill or burial mound”).
Proper noun
Law
- Lua error in Module:names at line 629: dot= and nodot= are no longer supported in Template:surname because a trailing period is no longer added by default; if you want it, add it explicitly after the template, perhaps originally meaning someone who lives near a burial mound.
- (Scotland) a conical hill
Etymology 3
Capitalized form of law.
Proper noun
Law
- (Judaism) The Torah.
- (Christianity) Either the Divine commandments (primarily the Decalogue), the Old Testament in general or, most specifically, the Torah.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Law is the 1,089th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 32,122 individuals. Law is most common among White (65.61%), Black (15.63%) and Asian (14.22%) individuals.