Urry Surname

222,254th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,834 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Malta

Urry 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.

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Urry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7491:74,3908,455
United States6181:586,50347,922
Australia1481:182,40318,373
Canada861:428,43737,472
New Zealand841:53,9098,584
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Malta181:23,9041,289
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Wales101:309,45316,869
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
France11:66,422,722504,397
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5221:46,6965,791
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Urry (30) may also be a first name.

Urry 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.

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

(Tent.) an assimilated form of the Domesday Ulric, Uluric, representing the Old Norse form, Ulfrík-r, of the common Anglo-Saxon Wulfríc = Wolf-Powerful.

Simon Urri.—Hundred Rolls (Celtic) belonging to Urray (Ross & Cromarty), 16th cent. Urray, Uurray [prob. the first element is the river-name Ure (v. Ure), and the second for Gaelic achadh, a field]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. There is a parish called Urray on the borders of Inverness and Rossshires. 2. Mr. Ferguson derives it from the Old Norse urri, a dog; and asks, "Has this anything to do with our word worry? Urri, a dog, would be in Anglo-Saxon wurri." This etymology appears to me preferable to Dr. Richardson's.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Urry is an old Isle of Wight name not so common there now as it was in the 17th century, when several of the gentry and farmers bore the name (Worsley's "Isle of Wight"). The name of Hurry is now found in Cambridgeshire. There was a Simon Urri in Oxfordshire in the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Urry Last Name Facts

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

The last name Urry is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Urry.

How Common Is The Last Name Urry? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 222,254th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,973,580 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 44 percent of Urry live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles. Urry is also the 1,911,214th most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 30 people.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 749 people, or 1 in 74,390. In England Urry is mostly concentrated in: Hampshire, where 21 percent live, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 8 percent live and East Sussex, where 7 percent live. Not including England this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Urry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Urry has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Urry last name expanded 143 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,288 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Urry Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Urry last name are 13.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.69% registered with the political party.

The amount Urry earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 710.13% more than the national average, earning S/. 157,043 per year; in South Africa they earn 199.41% more than the national average, earning R 711,504 per year; in United States they earn 1.76% more than the national average, earning $43,908 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.74% less than the national average, earning $47,330 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hurry894,065/
Gurry891,126/
Ourry89126/
Urrey89105/
Aurry8943/
Urray8912/
Uerry896/
Eurry892/
Ury86890/
Hurrey80254/
Hurray80187/
Urraya80152/
Gurrey80148/
Gourry8036/
Gaurry8031/
Hurriy8028/
Gurray8012/
Hourry8010/
Haurry803/
Gurrhy801/
Eurrys801/
Urra7520,103/
Urey753,937/
Oury753,786/
Uray753,652/
Usry752,786/
Eury752,662/
Gury751,808/
Aury751,083/
Uriy75615/
Hury75608/
Uhry75361/
Orry75319/
Urri75267/
Uryć75240/
Uryo75158/
Utry75156/
Urys75146/
Urre7568/
Urer7540/
Uryś7535/
Irry7527/
Uroy7527/
Uryi7515/
Uryč7512/
Uery756/
Uruy753/
Urzy752/
Urrj752/
Urhy751/
Uryy751/
Uyry751/
Uryd751/
Uryp751/
Gurraya7316/
Gourray735/
Hourrey732/
Gourrey730/
Autrrey730/
Urrea6744,525/
Autry6712,199/
Houry676,592/
Guray674,664/
Uraya673,329/
Gurey673,309/
Haury672,532/
Hurre672,183/
Goury671,985/
Usrey671,396/
Auroy671,342/
Auray671,111/
Horry671,110/
Hurra671,103/
Gaury671,030/
Hurri67862/
Huray67693/
Gurre67692/
Gurri67594/
Orrey67416/
Urych67277/
Huryi67239/
Urzay67219/
Hirry67211/
Urrai67211/
Aurre67202/
Hurey67189/
Aurey67180/
Ourri67174/
Huery67173/
Gurhy67138/
Eurey67128/
Urrez67104/
Guriy6780/
Aurer6777/
Irriy6774/
Hurer6772/
Euryi6764/
Urycz6760/
Guroy6752/
Urysh6749/
Ourra6748/
Urriz6742/
Uhray6741/
Huriy6740/
Heury6739/
Euryh6734/
Urrio6725/
Outry6723/
Uhrey6721/
Uuray6721/
Aurra6721/
Irroy6721/
Huruy6715/
Hurys6713/
Guryo6713/
Ouriy6712/
Urrit6710/
Urgay6710/
Utray679/
Uttry678/
Hurzy677/
Orray677/
Urrij677/
Husry676/
Ouray676/
Aurys676/
Ourey675/
Huroy675/
Uurre675/
Guryi674/
Urroa674/
Huryz674/
Urroj674/
Urris674/
Urreh674/
Aurér674/
Jirry674/
Guruy673/
Ourre673/
Urrie673/
Hutry673/
Eurra673/
Utrey673/
Urréa673/
Guhry673/
Urres673/
Uirre672/
Urret672/
Urrer672/
Uhrer672/
Utrer672/
Uhryi672/
Eurre671/
Euruy671/
Eurys671/
Auriy671/
Uiray671/
Uirey671/
Urauy671/
Urehr671/
Usray671/
Uurey671/
Uyruy671/
Ureys671/
Uerey671/
Urreu671/
Urrêa671/
Huryś671/
Hgury671/
Haurrysz671/
Irray671/
Ouryo671/
Uiriy671/
Uraiy671/
Urred671/
Urruj671/
Guury671/
Aurri671/
Guráy671/
Urrhe671/
Ourrj671/
Ourer671/
Ourhy671/
Uhryp671/
Urraj671/
Uyrre671/
Guryh671/

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