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

Urey is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Ürey. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

Urey is the 117,015^th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,851,040 people. The last name is primarily found 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 common first name on earth It is held by 233 people.

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

Urey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Urey Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying 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 Republicans than The US average, with 74.26% registered to vote for 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.