Meaning of the nameLaurice
- Female
- Lau-ri-ce
Laurice is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, also recorded as an English name of Latin origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,505 people named Laurice, the 6,253rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 53, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Laurice is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,505
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,253
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,595
- people
Laurice in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Laurice, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (330 people).
1,486 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Laurice is most common
States with the highest share of people named Laurice in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 365 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 210 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 125 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 113 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 84 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 68 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 59 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 55 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 47 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 41 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 41 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 39 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 39 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 35 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 27 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 26 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Laurice
Wiktionary records Laurice as an English female name of Latin origin, without detailing the derivation. The origin of the name in Brazil is uncertain, and the meaning is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,505 people named Laurice, with a median age of 53.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Laurice · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Laurice
What does the name Laurice mean?
The meaning of Laurice is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Laurice in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,505 people with the first name Laurice, which ranks it number 6,253 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Laurice a boy's or a girl's name?
Laurice is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,486 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Laurice most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Laurice (113 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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