Lawless

See also: lawless

English

Etymology

From Middle English laweles (“lawless”), a nickname for an unrestrained and licentious man.

Proper noun

Lawless (plural Lawlesses)

1. A surname from Middle English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lawless is the 3903^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9093 individuals. Lawless is most common among White (91.02%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lawless”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 406.

Anagrams

• Wassell