Lawrie
Lawrie is a (patronymic or paternal) family name of Scottish origin which means "crafty."[1] Variants of which include: Laurie, Lorrie, Larry, Laury, Lawry and Lowrie. It is also used as a given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Lawrence.
Surname
- Allan Lawrie (1886–1915), Scottish footballer
- Andy Lawrie (born 1978), Scottish footballer
- Bobby Lawrie (born 1947), Scottish footballer
- Brett Lawrie (born 1990), Canadian baseball player
- Corey Lawrie (born 1980), New Zealand rugby league player
- Deborah Lawrie (born 1953), Australian aviator
- Ellis Lawrie (1907–1978), Australian politician
- Gawen Lawrie (fl. 1675–1687), American politician
- Gerald Lawrie, (born 1945), Australian-born American surgeon
- James Lawrie (born 1990), Northern Irish footballer
- John Lawrie (1875–1952), Scottish-born Canadian politician
- Lee Lawrie (1877–1963), American sculptor
- Margaret Lawrie (1917-2003), anthropologist of the Torres Strait
- Nate Lawrie (born 1981), American National Football League player
- Paul Lawrie (born 1969), Scottish golfer
- Peter Lawrie (born 1974), Irish golfer
Given name
- Lawrie Barratt (1927–2012), founder of Barratt Developments, one of the largest housebuilders in the United Kingdom
- Lawrie Knight (born 1949), New Zealand former rugby union player
- Lawrie Minson (born 1958), Australian musician, guitarist and songwriter
- Lawrie Quinn (born 1956), British politician
- Lawrie Sanchez (born 1959), Northern Irish football manager and former player
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References
- Sims, Clifford Stanley (1862). The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. Albany, New York: J. Munsell. p. 66. OCLC 1060940902 – via Internet Archive.
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