Laurel may refer to:

Plants

Lauraceae Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant family that includes the true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genera worldwide (Christenhusz & Byng 2016 ). They are dicotyledons, and occur ma ...

, the laurel family * Laurel (plant), including a list of trees and plants known as laurel

People

Laurel (given name) Laurel is a unisex given name. The name is of English origin from the Latin ''Lauras'' with the meaning referring to the laurel tree. Various names related to Laurel are Laura, Lauren, Lori, and Lorraine. Another related name would be the Germanic ...

, people with the given name *

Laurel (surname) Laurel is a surname which may refer to: * Alicia Bay Laurel (born 1949), American artist, author and musician * Arsenio Laurel (1931–1967), Filipino race car driver, son of José P. Laurel * Brenda Laurel, an advocate for girl video game develop ...

, people with the surname * Laurel (musician), British indie musician Laurel Arnell-Cullen (born 1994)

Places

United States

* Laurel, California, a ghost town * Laurel, Oakland, California, a neighborhood of Oakland * Laurel, Delaware, a town * Laurel, Florida, a census-designated place * Laurel, Indiana, a town *

Laurel Township, Franklin County, Indiana Laurel Township is one of thirteen townships in Franklin County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,634. History Laurel Township was established in 1845. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of ...

* Laurel, Iowa, a city * Laurel County, Kentucky *

Laurel River The Laurel River is a tributary of the Cumberland River in southeast Kentucky in the United States. The river drains a rural region in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, in parts of Whitley and Laurel Counties. The town of Corbin ...

, Kentucky * Laurel, Maryland, a city * Laurel, Mississippi, a city *

Laurel micropolitan area The Laurel Micropolitan Statistical Area is a micropolitan statistical area (μSA) in southeastern Mississippi that covers two counties - Jasper and Jones. The 2010 census placed the Laurel micropolitan area population at 84,823, though as of 20 ...

, Mississippi *

Laurel, Montana Laurel is a city in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States. It is the third largest community in the Billings Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is located in the Yellowstone Valley, as an east–west terminal division point of the Burlingto ...

, a city *

Laurel, Nebraska Laurel is a city in Cedar County, Nebraska located at the merger of Highway 20 and Highway 15 in the northeast corner of the state. Laurel sits roughly 40 miles east of Norfolk, Nebraska, west of Sioux City, Iowa, and south of Yankton, South ...

, a city * Laurel, New York, a census-designated place * Laurel, North Carolina, an unincorporated community * Laurel, Ohio, an unincorporated community *

Laurel Township, Hocking County, Ohio Laurel Township is one of the eleven townships of Hocking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,166. Geography Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Good Hope Township ...

Laurel, Oregon Laurel is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States. Settled in 1872, the community is located between Hillsboro and Newberg, in the southern portion of the Tualatin Valley in the foothills of the Chehalem Mountai ...

, an unincorporated community *

Laurel Highlands The Laurel Highlands is a region in southwestern Pennsylvania made up of Fayette County, Somerset County and Westmoreland County. It has a population of about 600,000 people. The region is approximately fifty-five miles southeast of Pitts ...

, Pennsylvania * Laurel Hill (Pennsylvania) *

Laurel Lake (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania) Laurel Lake — also known as Laurel Forge Pond — is a water body with recreation area at Pine Grove Furnace State Park. It is located in the eastern part of Cooke Township, Cumberland County. History The lake was created for supplying a water ...

Laurel, Tennessee Laurel is an unincorporated community, in Sevier County, Tennessee, on State Route 416 (Tennessee), north of U.S. Route 321, in the Great Smoky Mountains The Great Smoky Mountains (, ''Equa Dutsusdu Dodalv'') are a mountain range rising along ...

, an unincorporated settlement *

Laurel, Virginia Laurel is a census-designated place (CDP) in western Henrico County, Virginia. The population was 16,713 at the 2010 United States Census. It is the county seat of Henrico County. It is the location of the Laurel Skate Park. The bowl was recently ...

, a census-designated place *

Laurel, Washington Laurel is an unincorporated community in Whatcom County, Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United St ...

, an unincorporated community *

Laurel, Barbour County, West Virginia Laurel was an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers ...

, an unincorporated community * Laurel Lake (Teton County, Wyoming), in Grand Teton National Park * Laurel Mountain (disambiguation)

Canada

Laurel, Edmonton Laurel is a neighbourhood in southeast Edmonton, Alberta, Canada that was established in 2007 through the adoption of the Laurel Neighbourhood Structure Plan (NSP). Laurel is located within The Meadows, Edmonton, The Meadows area and was original ...

, Alberta, a neighbourhood * Laurel, a hamlet in the township of Amaranth, Ontario * Laurel, a community in Wentworth-Nord, Quebec

Elsewhere

* Laurel, Batangas, Philippines, a third-class municipality *

2865 Laurel 2865 Laurel, provisional designation , is a stony Marian asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt, approximately 15 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by English-born South African astronomer Cyril Jackson at Johannesburg Obse ...

, an asteroid

Ships

* , the name of several Royal Navy ships * ''Laurel''-class post ship, six ships used by the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars * , a Union Navy steamer * , a 1943 Cypriot ship scrapped in 1969

Other uses

* Laurel (English coin) *

The Laurel The Laurel is a luxury residential skyscraper in the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, costing $350 million to build and that will be upon completion. Uses will include condominiums, luxury apartments, and retail. Th ...

, a proposed skyscraper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US *

Laurel station (disambiguation) Laurel station may refer to: Places *Laurel Station, a community in the township of Amaranth, Ontario Railway Stations *Laurel station (Mississippi), an Amtrak station in Laurel, Mississippi *Laurel station (MARC), a MARC station in Laurel, Maryla ...

, stations of the name * Dudley Spencer House, also known as Laurel, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright * Laurel Films, a film production company * Nissan Laurel, a car * Laurel Awards *

Laurel High School (disambiguation) Laurel High School may refer to: *Laurel High School, in Los Alamitos, California * Laurel High School (Delaware) *Laurel High School (Maryland) *Laurel High School (Mississippi) Laurel High School is a public school in Laurel, Mississippi, U ...

* Laurel (LDS Church), the name for teenage members of the LDS Young Women's organization *"Laurel", a song by Goldfrapp from '' Tales of Us'' * Laurel and Yanny, an acoustic illusion that went viral on social media in 2018.