Ure Surname
Approximately 7,526 people bear this surname
Ure Surname Definition:
Shortened from (Mac)ure, which see. Dr. Andrew Ure (1787-1857), a distinguished chemist, was born in Glasgow. As forename (for Iver) we have Ure and Urie Campbell of Strachur, 1545 (HP., IV, p. 29).
Ure Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,294 | 1:280,107 | 26,126 |
| India | 1,213 | 1:632,370 | 30,061 |
| Venezuela | 1,139 | 1:26,518 | 1,712 |
| Scotland | 761 | 1:7,035 | 1,084 |
| England | 627 | 1:88,865 | 9,623 |
| Papua New Guinea | 536 | 1:15,212 | 1,473 |
| Australia | 399 | 1:67,658 | 8,056 |
| Canada | 396 | 1:93,044 | 10,181 |
| Indonesia | 193 | 1:685,229 | 53,355 |
| Dominican Republic | 193 | 1:54,057 | 2,726 |
| New Zealand | 159 | 1:28,480 | 4,971 |
| Nigeria | 122 | 1:1,451,990 | 55,913 |
| Norway | 87 | 1:59,107 | 8,442 |
| Peru | 75 | 1:423,788 | 13,173 |
| Argentina | 46 | 1:929,205 | 59,251 |
| Israel | 32 | 1:267,426 | 24,032 |
| Colombia | 30 | 1:1,592,469 | 11,125 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 773 | 1:4,842 | 759 |
| England | 165 | 1:147,730 | 13,110 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 244 | 1:205,814 | 17,803 |
The alternate forms: Üre (2,793) are calculated separately.
Ure (2,843) may also be a first name.
Ure Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Shortened from (Mac)ure, which see. Dr. Andrew Ure (1787-1857), a distinguished chemist, was born in Glasgow. As forename (for Iver) we have Ure and Urie Campbell of Strachur, 1545 (HP., IV, p. 29).
(Celtic) Dweller by the R. Ure [O.Celt. úr, fresh, pure] from the reference to the Inverness Urquhart in Adamnan’s Life of St. Columba (III. xiv.) as Airchartan (with -án diminutive suff.) [prob. Gaelic and Irish air, on, at + the aspirated form of cart (Latin quart-us), a quarter, fourth part: cp. the Cartron (French quarteron, a fourth part), ‘a quarter of land’, of Irish place-nomenclature; and English farthing (Old English feórðung, a fourth part), ‘a division of land’, also found in place-names]
1. A Yorkshire river. 2. Eur occurs as a personal name in Domesday; and an early Scandinavian gave his name to Ureby, or Ewerby, in Lincolnshire. 3. The baronial family of Eure took their name, in the XIII. century, from the lordship of Eure or Evre, in Buckinghamshire.
From Urr; a location name in Kirkcudbright.
Ure Demographics
Ure Political Affiliation
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Ure Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ure Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ure (Hindi: ूरे, Marathi: उरे, Oriya: ଉେର) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Üre. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ure? popularity and diffusion
It is the 66,242nd most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 968,316 people. Ure is predominantly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Ure reside; 22 percent reside in North America and 22 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 136,566th most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 2,843 people.
Ure is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,294 people, or 1 in 280,107. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Utah, where 20 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States Ure exists in 58 countries. It is also found in India, where 16 percent live and Venezuela, where 15 percent live.
Ure Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ure has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ure last name increased 530 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 2 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 380 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 108 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Ure Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Ure last name is principally Catholic (69%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Ure last name are 6.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.83% registered with the political party.
The amount Ure earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.69% less than the national average, earning 277,939 kr per year; in Peru they earn 19.44% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,617 per year; in South Africa they earn 123.08% more than the national average, earning R 530,112 per year; in Colombia they earn 68.98% more than the national average, earning $38,363,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.04% more than the national average, earning $47,483 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.14% more than the national average, earning $50,746 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ure Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ure in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉେର | uera | - |
| Ure in the Marathi language | ||
| उरे | ure | 87.17 |
| ऊरे | ure | 12.83 |
| Ure in the Hindi language | ||
| ूरे | ure | 57.14 |
| उरे | ure | 28.57 |
| ुरे | ure | 14.29 |
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Ure Reference & Research
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