Laurance is a surname or given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname John Laurance (1750–1810), American lawyer and politician from New York Matthew Laurance (born 1950), American actor William F. Laurance (born 1957), American-Australian biology professor Bill Laurance (born 1981), English composer, producer, and multi-instrumental musician

Given name Laurance Doyle (born 1953), American scientist with the SETI Institute Laurance Rockefeller (1910–2004), American philanthropist, businessman, financier, and conservationist Laurance Rudic (born 1952), British theatre artist Laurance Safford (1893–1973), U.S. Navy cryptologist Laurance Browning VanMeter (born 1958), Kentucky Supreme Court Justice 2017 - present

See also Laurence (disambiguation) Lawrence (disambiguation) Laura (disambiguation)