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- Ure - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Ure
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: English
From Middle English Yore, Jor, from Old English Earp, corrupted from *Ear + ƿ (abbreviation for ƿæter (“water”)); first element from Brythonic *Isurā with loss of intervocalic s, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *isərós (“vigorous, quick”), from *eis(ə, related to Sanskrit इषिरम् (iṣiram, “fast, quick”). Compare the Gaulish river Isara.
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
Popularity by Country
Ure
Rank #919
Popularity Over Time (Scotland)
Ure
Rank #25374
Frequency
916 people (0.34 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 92.58% Hispanic 4.26% Asian/PI 0.98% Two+ 1.42%
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