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 businessman
Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian politician
Carl Lauritz Mechelborg Oppen (1830–1914), Norwegian jurist and politician
Claus Lauritz Clausen (1820–92), American Lutheran minister and politician
Jan-Lauritz Opstad (born 1950), Norwegian museum director and art historian
Jens Lauritz Arup (1793–1874), Norwegian bishop and politician
Johan Lauritz Eidem (1891–1984), Norwegian politician
Johan Lauritz Rasch (1829–1901), Norwegian jurist and politician
Lauritz Petersen Aakjær (1883–1959), Danish architect
Lauritz Bergendahl (1887–1964), Norwegian Nordic skier
Lauritz Christiansen (1867–1930), Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
Lauritz Dippenaar, South African businessman
Lauritz Jenssen Dorenfeldt (engineer) (1863–1932), Norwegian engineer, son of Lauritz Jenssen, father of Lauritz Jenssen Dorenfeldt the jurist
Lauritz Jenssen Dorenfeldt (jurist) (1909–97), Norwegian jurist, son of Lauritz Jenssen Dorenfeldt the engineer
Lauritz Falk (1909–90), Swedish actor, film director, singer and painter
Lauritz Galtung (c. 1615–61), Norwegian nobleman
Lauritz Hartz (1903–87), Danish artist
Lauritz Peter Holmblad (1815–90), Danish industrialist and philanthropist
Lauritz Dorenfeldt Jenssen (1801–59), Norwegian businessperson, father of Lauritz Jenssen
Lauritz Jenssen (1837–99), Norwegian businessperson and politician, son of Lauritz Dorenfeldt Jenssen, father of Lauritz Jenssen Dorenfeldt
Lauritz Johnson (1906–92), Norwegian novelist, children's writer, and radio and television host
Lauritz Lauritzen (1910–80), German politician
Lauritz Melchior (1890–1973), Danish-born operatic baritone and tenor who relocated to America
Lauritz Nelson (1860–1944), U.S. naval sailor, recipient of the Medal of Honor
Lauritz Opstad (1917–2003), Norwegian museum director and historian
Lauritz Christian Østrup (1881–1940), Danish fencer who competed at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics
Lauritz Kolderup Rosenvinge (1858–1939), Danish botanist and phycologist
Lauritz Kristian Nilssen Rygh (1874–1950), Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor and politician
Lauritz Sand (1879–1956), Norwegian topographer, officer in the Dutch army, estate owner in the Dutch East Indies, businessman, and resistance fighter during World War II
Lauritz Schmidt (1897–1970), Norwegian yacht racer and businessperson
Lauritz Schoof (born 1990), German rower who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics
Lauritz Bernhard Sirevaag (born 1926), Norwegian politician
Lauritz Smith (1830–1924), American Mormon leader, one of the founders of Draper, Utah
Lauritz de Thurah (1706–59), Danish architect and architectural writer
Lauritz Weibull (1873–1960), Swedish historian
Lauritz Weidemann (1775–1856), Norwegian judge, civil servant and politician
Lauritz Wigand-Larsen (1895–1951), Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
Mads Lauritz Madsen (1782–1840), Norwegian politician
Niels Lauritz Dahl (1925–2014), Norwegian diplomat
Thomas Johannes Lauritz Parr (1862–1935), Norwegian educator and psychologist
