Lau Family History
Lau Name Meaning
German: nickname for a physically strong person, from Middle
High German louwe, lauwe ‘lion’. In some cases the
surname may have been originally from a house sign.North German:
topographic name for someone living in a bush-covered area or
clearing, Middle Low German lo, loch, lage.North German and Dutch: from a vernacular short form of the
personal name Laurentius (see Lawrence).Dutch:
nickname from Middle Dutch laeu ‘lazy’, ‘indifferent’,
‘faint-hearted’.Chinese : Cantonese form of
Liu 1.Chinese : Cantonese form of
Liu 3.Chinese : variant of Lao 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Lau Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Lau families
 50 - 98  17 - 49 |
 1 - 16  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Lau families
|
3 - 4 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Lau last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Lau Family Origin
Lau Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Lau
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Lau Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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