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

Urey is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Ürey. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname Urey is the 117,015^th most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,851,040 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Urey live; 28 percent live in South America and 26 percent live in Anglo-North America. Urey is also the 587,225^th most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 233 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,014 people, or 1 in 357,455. In The United States Urey is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 39 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Bolivia, where 25 percent live and Liberia, where 23 percent live.

Urey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Urey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 570 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 908 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Urey Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Urey are 27.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.26% being registered with the 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.