Lawler
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Lawlor
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Leathlobhair (“descendant of Leathlobhar”), a personal name composed of the elements leath (“half”) + lobar (“leprous; sick”), a nickname for a man of unhealthy constitution.
Proper noun
Lawler (countable and uncountable, plural Lawlers)
- A surname from Irish.
- A placename
- An unincorporated community in Gallatin County, Illinois, United States.
- A city in Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lawler is the 2516th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 14387 individuals. Lawler is most common among White (89.96%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lawler”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 406.