Urion Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Urion Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Urian.' Both the masculine Uranius and feminine Urania were in use as personal names. On a Welsh variant Urien, v. Yonge. A surname founded on this name seems to have crept into Staffordshire and Cheshire, and thence into Lancashire.

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Urion Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
France951:699,18788,446
South Africa781:694,58649,962
England291:1,921,31276,208
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Urion (28) may also be a first name.

Urion Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Urian.' Both the masculine Uranius and feminine Urania were in use as personal names. On a Welsh variant Urien, v. Yonge. A surname founded on this name seems to have crept into Staffordshire and Cheshire, and thence into Lancashire.

John fil. Urian, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Uryene (without surname), Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1633. Baptised — Henry, s. Finsby Vrin: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1635. — Joan. d. Finlye Eurin: ibid.

1671. John Urran, of Everton: Wills at Chester.

1680. Alice Urian, of Christleton: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Forms (Urien, esp., being Welsh) of the Latin Uranius, Uranus, Greek Ούρανός = the Heavenly One [from Greekoύρανός, heaven] Owain mab Urien.—Mabinogion, etc.

Urien, Rhydderch, and others, who warred with Hussa, king of Bernicia from 567 to 574, figure very conspicuously in old Welsh poetry.—Rhys, Celtic Brit. (ed. 1908), p. 145.

John son Urian.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

URRAN: (Cornish British) From urrian, the border, boundary, or limit of a country.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Urion Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Urion Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Urion is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Urion? popularity and diffusion

It is the 788,513th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,356,274 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Urion are found; 37 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequent forename on earth, held by 28 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 3,124,646. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New Jersey, where 22 percent reside, Montana, where 16 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in France, where 27 percent reside and South Africa, where 22 percent reside.

Urion Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Urion has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 314 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 26 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Urion Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Urion surname are 32.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.79% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Urion earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 26.75% less than the national average, earning R 174,060 per year; in United States they earn 29.87% more than the national average, earning $56,037 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.29% more than the national average, earning $58,274 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Gurion911,174/
Hurion91306/
Urihon91215/
Ourion9184/
Aurion9135/
Uraion9133/
Urione911/
Eurion911/
Urin89581/
Gurrion83524/
Gourion83254/
Heurion83145/
Hurrion8390/
Gaurion8310/
Urujion834/
Aurione834/
Eurrion831/
Hurgion830/
Outrion830/
Gurin8013,245/
Aurin804,685/
Irion803,901/
Urian803,681/
Uhrin803,658/
Orion802,773/
Urien801,874/
Urina801,511/
Đurin801,236/
Uring80694/
Hurin80566/
Urgin80327/
Usrin80297/
Eurin80259/
Utrin8069/
Ourin8017/
Urjon809/
Urint807/
Uriom804/
Urzin803/
Uirin802/
Urrin802/
Uruin802/
Órion801/
Ðurin801/
Urián801/
Gourrion7734/
Hurihond771/
Hourihon770/
Urn7528/
Gurina7310,806/
Haurin732,544/
Hurint732,341/
Orihon732,099/
Aurien731,434/
Gurian731,173/
Horion73824/
Gourin73611/
Gaurin73379/
Irihon73291/
Ourien73258/
Aurina73247/
Uhring73224/
Euring73208/
Huring73198/
Eurien73161/
Urjoon73135/
Uhrina73130/
Gurrin73113/
Oraion73112/
Husrin73104/
Hurink7394/
Auring7391/
Đurina7378/
Ourian7374/
Hourin7362/
Hurian7359/
Hurgin7352/
Aurian7346/
Hurrin7336/
Uriang7318/
Gurjon7317/
Hurzin7315/
Iriohn7313/
Hujrin7310/
Urrien739/
Orrion739/
Đurian739/
Uuring738/
Ausrin737/
Uriaan736/
Uroyon735/
Orhion735/
Urring734/
Uttrin734/
Huirin734/
Uhrien733/
Guryon733/
Urgeon732/
Hurien732/
Ourina732/
Urajon732/
Uyrina731/
Đurđin731/
Uhrian731/
Urayon731/
Ureaon731/
Urijan731/
Usring731/
Irrion731/
Hutrin731/
Jirion731/
Oreion731/
Uirina731/
Aureon731/
Auriom731/
Ouring731/
Autrin731/
Gureon730/
Huryon730/
Urinova6712,092/
Orin676,933/
Uren676,456/
Hurn674,186/
Heuring671,289/
Horijon67785/
Urim67503/
Hurring67383/
Gourjon67377/
Uryn67353/
Gourian67249/
Gurn67217/
Gaurina67212/
Horrion67168/
Auriant67123/
Urne67114/
Gourrin6789/
Urujian6766/
Ourn6762/
Gurjian6757/
Hurjoon6740/
Urng6735/
Gaurian6730/
Đurđina6725/
Huriane6722/
Hourian6720/
Hauring6720/
Gourina6720/
Uryatin6719/
Uhrijan6715/
Aurjoon6710/
Auriane676/
Houring676/
Urün676/
Hurijan675/
Gurrión675/
Aurn674/
Urén674/
Ouriane674/
Uregian673/
Gurgeon673/
Uraiyan673/
Ourihan672/
Uhrn672/
Auriang672/
Heurgin671/
Gurijan671/
Ausreon671/
Uirn671/
Aureone671/
Huriang671/
Ourejon671/
Urzijan671/
Urijane671/
Urijhan671/
Urinová671/
Horihon671/
Urinque671/
Urnn671/
Urnq671/
Usrn671/
Uurn671/
Aurajon671/
Heurian670/
Hurgeon670/
Hurrian670/
Hurihan670/

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