Lawrie

This article is about the surname and given name. For the Antarctic glacier, see Lawrie Glacier. For the London art dealership and gallery, see Lawrie & Co.

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 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 (1875–1951), 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

• Laurie Ann Paul (born 1966), American professor of philosophy and cognitive science
• Lawrie Barratt (1927–2012), English accountant and businessman, founder of Barratt Developments
• Lawrie Knight (born 1949), New Zealand former rugby union player
• Lawrie McMenemy (born 1936), English former football manager
• Lawrie Minson (born 1958), Australian musician, guitarist and songwriter
• Lawrie Quinn (born 1956), British Labour Party politician
• Lawrie Sanchez (born 1959), Northern Irish football manager and former player

References

1. 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.

See also

• Lawry, a surname