as a Last Name
- 29,965
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Lau
Meaning & Origins
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.
| 1,181st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 29,965
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Hawaii
- has the most people named Lau per capita
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