Lauritz is a masculine given name, a Scandinavian form of the English Laurence or Lawrence. Another Danish and Estonian form is Laurits.
Popularity in Scandinavia
The name has been decreasing in popularity in all Scandinavian countries ever since the 1880s. The table below shows percentage of the respective country's population named Lauritz or Laurits.
People with the given name Lauritz include:
Andreas Lauritz Thune (1848–1920), Norwegian engineer and businessmanVidkun Quisling, Norwegian politicianCarl Lauritz Mechelborg Oppen (1830–1914), Norwegian jurist and politicianClaus Lauritz Clausen (1820–92), American Lutheran minister and politicianJan-Lauritz Opstad (born 1950), Norwegian museum director and art historianJens Lauritz Arup (1793–1874), Norwegian bishop and politicianJohan Lauritz Eidem (1891–1984), Norwegian politicianJohan Lauritz Rasch (1829–1901), Norwegian jurist and politicianLauritz Petersen Aakjær (1883–1959), Danish architectLauritz Bergendahl (1887–1964), Norwegian Nordic skierLauritz Christiansen (1867–1930), Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer OlympicsLauritz Dippenaar, South African businessmanLauritz Jenssen Dorenfeldt (engineer) (1863–1932), Norwegian engineer, son of Lauritz Jenssen, father of Lauritz Jenssen Dorenfeldt the juristLauritz Jenssen Dorenfeldt (jurist) (1909–97), Norwegian jurist, son of Lauritz Jenssen Dorenfeldt the engineerLauritz Falk (1909–90), Swedish actor, film director, singer and painterLauritz Galtung (c. 1615–61), Norwegian noblemanLauritz Hartz (1903–87), Danish artistLauritz Peter Holmblad (1815–90), Danish industrialist and philanthropistLauritz Dorenfeldt Jenssen (1801–59), Norwegian businessperson, father of Lauritz JenssenLauritz Jenssen (1837–99), Norwegian businessperson and politician, son of Lauritz Dorenfeldt Jenssen, father of Lauritz Jenssen DorenfeldtLauritz Johnson (1906–92), Norwegian novelist, children's writer, and radio and television hostLauritz Lauritzen (1910–80), German politicianLauritz Melchior (1890–1973), Danish-born operatic baritone and tenor who relocated to AmericaLauritz Nelson (1860–1944), U.S. naval sailor, recipient of the Medal of HonorLauritz Opstad (1917–2003), Norwegian museum director and historianLauritz Christian Østrup (1881–1940), Danish fencer who competed at the 1908 and 1912 Summer OlympicsLauritz Kolderup Rosenvinge (1858–1939), Danish botanist and phycologistLauritz Kristian Nilssen Rygh (1874–1950), Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor and politicianLauritz Sand (1879–1956), Norwegian topographer, officer in the Dutch army, estate owner in the Dutch East Indies, businessman, and resistance fighter during World War IILauritz Schmidt (1897–1970), Norwegian yacht racer and businesspersonLauritz Schoof (born 1990), German rower who competed in the 2012 Summer OlympicsLauritz Bernhard Sirevaag (born 1926), Norwegian politicianLauritz Smith (1830–1924), American Mormon leader, one of the founders of Draper, UtahLauritz de Thurah (1706–59), Danish architect and architectural writerLauritz Weibull (1873–1960), Swedish historianLauritz Weidemann (1775–1856), Norwegian judge, civil servant and politicianLauritz Wigand-Larsen (1895–1951), Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer OlympicsMads Lauritz Madsen (1782–1840), Norwegian politicianNiels Lauritz Dahl (1925–2014), Norwegian diplomatThomas Johannes Lauritz Parr (1862–1935), Norwegian educator and psychologist