The surname Law is primarily associated with Scotland. The name Law is derived from a Middle English short form of Lawrence. In some instances the name Law may be a topographic name for someone who lived near a hill, northern Middle English law (from Old English hlaw ‘hill’, ‘burial mound’). Today there are approximately 31,000 people wit the last name Law living in The United States. The first image above is The Scottish and Irish crest and the second image is the English crest.