Laurich Family History

Americanized form of Slovenian Lavrič: patronymic from the personal name Lavre, a short form of Lavrencij, Latin Laurentius (see Lawrence). See also Lavrich.

Germanized form of Slovenian Lavrih: from an old derivative of the personal name Lavre (see above).

Americanized form of Croatian Laurić or Lavrić: metronymic from the female personal name Laura or patronymic from the personal name Lavro, a short form of Lavrentije, an archaic equivalent of Lawrence.

German: from a short form of the personal name Laurentius (see Lawrence) or of a personal name composed of Old High German (h)lūt ‘clear, loud’ + rīhhi ‘powerful, rich, splendid’.