175.25 ^cm

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

Urey has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as: Ürey. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 117,015^th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,851,040 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Urey live; 28 percent live in South America and 26 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 587,225^th most frequently occurring forename globally. It is borne by 233 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,014 people, or 1 in 357,455. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 39 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also common in Bolivia, where 25 percent live and Liberia, where 23 percent live.

Urey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Urey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Urey surname increased 570 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 908 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Urey Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Urey surname are 27.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.26% being registered to vote for 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.