# Lauritz

Lauritz is a typically masculine given name, a Scandinavian form of the English Laurence or Lawrence. Another Danish and Estonian form is Laurits.

## Popularity in Scandinavia

The name has been decreasing in popularity in all Scandinavian countries ever since the 1880s. The table below shows percentage of the respective country's population named Lauritz or Laurits.
| Country | Percentage |
| Denmark | 0.009% |
| Norway | 0.05% |
| Sweden | 0.286% |

## People

People with the given name Lauritz include:
* Andreas Lauritz Thune (1848–1920), Norwegian engineer and businessman
* Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian politician
* Carl Lauritz Mechelborg Oppen (1830–1914), Norwegian jurist and politician
* Claus Lauritz Clausen (1820–92), American Lutheran minister and politician
* Jan-Lauritz Opstad (1950–2018), Norwegian museum director and art historian
* Jens Lauritz Arup (1793–1874), Norwegian bishop and politician
* Johan Lauritz Eidem (1891–1984), Norwegian politician
* Johan Lauritz Rasch (1829–1901), Norwegian jurist and politician
* Lauritz Petersen Aakjær (1883–1959), Danish architect
* Lauritz Bergendahl (1887–1964), Norwegian Nordic skier
* Lauritz Christiansen (sailor) (1867–1930), Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
* Lauritz Dippenaar, South African businessman
* Lauritz Jenssen Dorenfeldt (engineer) (1863–1932), Norwegian engineer, son of Lauritz Jenssen, father of Lauritz Jenssen Dorenfeldt the jurist
* Lauritz Jenssen Dorenfeldt (jurist) (1909–97), Norwegian jurist, son of Lauritz Jenssen Dorenfeldt the engineer
* Lauritz Falk (1909–90), Swedish actor, film director, singer and painter
* Lauritz Galtung (c. 1615–61), Norwegian nobleman
* Lauritz Hartz (1903–87), Danish artist
* Lauritz Peter Holmblad (1815–90), Danish industrialist and philanthropist
* Lauritz Dorenfeldt Jenssen (1801–59), Norwegian businessperson, father of Lauritz Jenssen
* Lauritz Jenssen (1837–99), Norwegian businessperson and politician, son of Lauritz Dorenfeldt Jenssen, father of Lauritz Jenssen Dorenfeldt
* Lauritz Johnson (1906–92), Norwegian novelist, children's writer, and radio and television host
* Lauritz Lauritzen (1910–80), German politician
* Lauritz Melchior (1890–1973), Danish-born operatic baritone and tenor who relocated to America
* Lauritz Nelson (1860–1944), U.S. naval sailor, recipient of the Medal of Honor
* Lauritz Opstad (1917–2003), Norwegian museum director and historian
* Lauritz Christian Østrup (1881–1940), Danish fencer who competed at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics
* Lauritz Kolderup Rosenvinge (1858–1939), Danish botanist and phycologist
* Lauritz Kristian Nilssen Rygh (1874–1950), Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor and politician
* Lauritz Sand (1879–1956), Norwegian topographer, officer in the Dutch army, estate owner in the Dutch East Indies, businessman, and resistance fighter during World War II
* Lauritz Schmidt (1897–1970), Norwegian yacht racer and businessperson
* Lauritz Schoof (born 1990), German rower who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics
* Lauritz Bernhard Sirevaag (1926–2016), Norwegian politician
* Lauritz Smith (1830–1924), American Mormon leader, one of the founders of Draper, Utah
* Lauritz de Thurah (1706–59), Danish architect and architectural writer
* Lauritz Weibull (1873–1960), Swedish historian
* Lauritz Weidemann (1775–1856), Norwegian judge, civil servant and politician
* Lauritz Wigand-Larsen (1895–1951), Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
* Mads Lauritz Madsen (1782–1840), Norwegian politician
* Niels Lauritz Dahl (1925–2014), Norwegian diplomat
* Thomas Johannes Lauritz Parr (1862–1935), Norwegian educator and psychologist