As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

LAUREL. One can hardly deduce this name from the beautiful tree which furnishes forth the victor's crown ; a much likelier derivation is from the A. -Norm, lord, a bad, worthless, fellow. ' Cocke Lorel ' was for

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


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