Laver (surname)

Laver is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Arnold Laver, British timber merchant
• Arthur Laver (1880–1965), South African cricket umpire
• Augustus Laver (1834–1898), Canadian architect
• Basil Laver (1894–1934), British surgeon
• Frank Laver (1869–1919), Australian cricketer and baseball player
• Jack Laver (1917–2017), Australian cricketer
• James Laver (1899–1975), English fashion historian, writer, and curator
• John Laver (1938–2020), British phonetician
• Les Laver (1900–1982), Australian rules footballer
• Richard Laver (1942–2012), American mathematician known for his work in set theory
• Rod Laver (born 1938), Australian tennis player
• Rudolph Laver (1872–1946), German-Australian electrical engineer