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Where Does The Last Name Urey Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Urey is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Ürey. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Urey? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 117,015^th most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,851,040 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Urey reside; 28 percent reside in South America and 26 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Urey is also the 587,225^th most widely held forename at a global level, held by 233 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,014 people, or 1 in 357,455. In The United States Urey is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 39 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States it is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in Bolivia, where 25 percent are found and Liberia, where 23 percent are found.

Urey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Urey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Urey last name increased 570 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 908 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Urey Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Urey surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Urey last name are 27.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.26% being registered with the political party.

Urey earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.71% less than the national average, earning $39,389 USD per year.