Laurel may refer to:

Plants

Lauraceae Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant Family (biology), family that includes the bay laurel, true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genus (biology), genera worldwide. They are dicotyled ...

, the laurel family *

Laurel (plant) Laurel is part of the English common name of many trees and other plants with glossy evergreen leaves, most of which are not closely related to each other. Plants called "laurel" include:See article for additional common names. * Alexandrian laur ...

, including a list of trees and plants known as laurel

People

* Laurel (given name), 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 (born 1950), an advocate for girl vid ...

, 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 Laurel is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. The population was 3,865 at the time of the 2020 census. Laurel is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. It once hosted the Laurel Blue Hens of the Ea ...

, a town * Laurel, Florida, a census-designated place * Laurel, Indiana, a town * Laurel Township, Franklin County, Indiana * 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 i ...

, Kentucky *

Laurel, Maryland Laurel is a city in Maryland, United States, located midway between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore on the banks of the Patuxent River, in northern Prince George's County. Its population was 30,060 at the 2020 census. Founded as a mill town i ...

, a city *

Laurel, Mississippi Laurel is a city in and the second county seat of Jones County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 17,161. Laurel is northeast of Ellisville, the first county seat, which contains the first county ...

, a city * Laurel micropolitan area, Mississippi * Laurel, Montana, a city * Laurel, Nebraska, a city * Laurel, New York, a census-designated place * Laurel, North Carolina, an unincorporated community *

Laurel, Ohio Laurel is an unincorporated community in Clermont County, in the U.S. state of Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania ...

, 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 2020 census the population was 1,042. Geography Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Good Hope Townshi ...

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 Moun ...

, an unincorporated community *

Laurel Highlands The Laurel Highlands is a region in southwestern Pennsylvania made up of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Fayette County, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, and Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County. It has a populat ...

, 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, Pennsylvania, Cooke Township, Cumberland County. Hi ...

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 al ...

, an unincorporated settlement * Laurel, Virginia, a census-designated place * Laurel, Washington, an unincorporated community *

Laurel, Barbour County, West Virginia Laurel was an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.Th ...

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

Canada

* Laurel, Edmonton, 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, 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, a skyscraper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US * Laurel station (disambiguation), stations of the name * Dudley Spencer House, also known as Laurel, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright * Laurel Films, a film production company *

Nissan Laurel The is a two- and four-door sedan manufactured and marketed by Nissan from 1968 to 2002. Later generations added all-wheel-drive along with turbocharged engines. Introduced in 1968 as a new model positioned above the Nissan Bluebird#510 series, ...

, a car *

Laurel Awards The Laurel Awards were American cinema awards that honored films, actors, actresses, producers, directors, and composers. This award was created by the ''Motion Picture Exhibitor'' magazine, and ran from 1948 to 1971 (with the exception of 196 ...

* Laurel High School (disambiguation) * Laurel (LDS Church), the name for teenage members of the LDS Young Women's organization *"Laurel", a song by Goldfrapp from ''

Tales of Us ''Tales of Us'' is the sixth studio album by English electronic music duo Goldfrapp, released on 6 September 2013 by Mute Records. In June 2013, the duo embarked on the Tales of Us Tour to promote the album. Background and release Goldfrapp ...

'' * Laurel and Yanny, an acoustic illusion that went viral on social media in 2018.