Lauren Family History

Swedish (mainly Laurén) and Finnish (of Swedish origin): from a Latinized form of the Swedish personal name Lars an equivalent of Lawrence or from its Finnish cognate Lauri + the adjectival suffix -én/-en a derivative of Latin -enius ‘relating to’.

In Finland the surname Lauren has been established since the 18th century at first among the learned people chiefly in southern and southwestern parts of the country, some also in Ostrobothnia.

In some cases it goes back to the farm name Laurila.