Ure Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Ure Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ure family

Profession Census Frequency
Commercial Clerk 3
Domestic Servant 2
School Teacher 2
Brick Layer 2
Cartman 2
Musician 2
Farmer 1
Farmer F Rel 1
Boiler Maker Rivetter 1
Boilermaker 1
Bottle Blower 1
Bricklayer's Labourer 1
Electrical Engineer 1
Flour Baker Bread Maker 1
General Servant Domestic 1
Grocer & Provision Dealer Shopkeeper 1
Hardwaremans Assistant 1
Labourer Fuze Factory 1
Machinist Wood Working Sawyer 1
Contractors Labourer 1
Cashier Tobacco Merchant 1
General Clerk 1
Oftal Contractors Office 1
Retired Draper 1
Barmaid 1

Ure Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Roe 33% 44,307
2 Rea 33% 10,562
3 Rae 33% 7,853
4 Ree 33% 1,828
5 Ore 67% 1,342
6 Ure 100% 953
7 Rue 33% 758
8 Air 0% 714
9 Oare 50% 469
10 Roo 0% 274
11 Urie 75% 224
12 Aire 50% 220
13 Eare 50% 202
14 Rie 33% 172
15 Rooe 25% 116

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The surname Ure is the 6th most popular variant of Roe.

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