Urie Surname
Approximately 3,063 people bear this surname
Urie Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Urry'. Possibly the popular form of Urian, which see. More probably it is local, but I have no proof.
John Hurri, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Simon Urri, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameUrie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,580 | 1:229,404 | 22,112 |
| Nigeria | 315 | 1:562,358 | 27,325 |
| France | 313 | 1:212,213 | 33,010 |
| Australia | 246 | 1:109,739 | 12,234 |
| Canada | 169 | 1:218,021 | 21,041 |
| Scotland | 136 | 1:39,366 | 3,718 |
| England | 73 | 1:763,261 | 41,903 |
| Papua New Guinea | 71 | 1:114,841 | 15,585 |
| Czechia | 53 | 1:200,631 | 28,987 |
| Wales | 26 | 1:119,020 | 9,008 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 259 | 1:14,453 | 1,635 |
| England | 33 | 1:738,648 | 34,140 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 279 | 1:179,995 | 16,051 |
The alternate forms: Urié (9) are calculated separately.
Urie (1,372) may also be a first name.
Urie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Urry'. Possibly the popular form of Urian, which see. More probably it is local, but I have no proof.
John Hurri, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Simon Urri, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Ricardus Urry, Norfolk, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
1677. Roger Barton and Anne Drew, with consent of her mother Dulsabella Urry: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1748. Baptised — Betty, d. James Hurry: Reg. Stourton, Wiltshire.
1777. Married — John Lewis and Elizabeth Urry: ibid.
Adam Urri appears as burgess of Irvine in 1260 (Irvine, I, p. 5), and Huwe Urry of Ayrshire rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 210). Reginald Uny held land in Irvine in 1323 (Irvine, I, p. 123), William Urri resigned the lands of Fulton in 1409 (RMP., p. 56), and John Vriy purchased a tenement in Glasgow, 1418 (LCD., p. 239). Thomas Urie, maltman, burgess of Glasgow, 1620 (Burgesses), is probably Thomas Urie, polentarius, burgess there in 1643 (Inquis., 2819). The above group of entries point to a place of the name in Ayrshire as their origin although they are all without 'de.' (2) The following may have derived their surname from Urie in Fetteresso parish, Kincardineshire. Hugh de Urre who swore fealty at St. John of Perth and again (p) as Hugh Uny at Forfar, 1296 (Bain. II, p. 178). Duncan Urry or Urri, Scots prisoner or war taken at Dunbar, incarcerated in Gloucester Castle, 1297, escaped in 130 2/3 (ibid., 742,938, 1399). Hugh or Hugo Vrry, burgess of Stirling, was ordered to replace the cruives (wattled hedges built on tidal flats for catching fish) of the abbot of Cambuskenneth which he and his accomplices had destroyed in 1366 (APS., I, p. 527; Cambus, 54), and Gilbert Vrry held the land of Forglen, 1387 (RAA., II, 39). Urrie 1454, Vnie 1597, Wire 1530. See Hubray.
(Scottish) One who came from Urie (abounding in yews), in Scotland.
From the German, Ury; a personal name.
Hurry is at present a Cambridgeshire name; but a family of Urry resided in Lincoln in the 16th and 17th centuries, members of "which on three occasions filled the office of sheriff of the city (Stark's "Lincoln"). There was a Simon Urri in Oxfordshire in the 13th century (H. R.).
Urie Demographics
Urie Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Urie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Urie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Urie is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Urié. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Urie? popularity and diffusion
Urie is the 144,971st most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,379,218 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Urie are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 211,452nd most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 1,372 people.
The surname Urie is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,580 people, or 1 in 229,404. In The United States it is primarily found in: Utah, where 10 percent are found, Maryland, where 8 percent are found and Colorado, where 5 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent are found and France, where 10 percent are found.
Urie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Urie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Urie last name grew 566 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 47 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 221 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Urie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Urie last name is principally Methodist (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Urie surname are 26.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.31% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Urie earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 8.22% less than the national average, earning R 218,112 per year; in United States they earn 9.98% more than the national average, earning $47,457 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.52% more than the national average, earning $52,924 CAD per year.
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