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There are approximately 29,225 people named Law in the UK. That makes it the 317th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 463 are named Law.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

Related and similar surnames

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Lawes
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Lawh
Lawgh
Lawee
Lawai
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Lawe's
Lawghe
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The Law surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

LAW. (A-Sax, hhtcio, hluiv.) 1. What covers, as a grave, a heap, a barrow, a small hill. 2. A tract of ground gently rising — a low. (Bosworth.) "stiil used in the North for an eminence.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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