Find out how popular the last name Eury is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Eury.

Eury, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Eury surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eury in America

Eury is the 24352nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eury surname appeared 1,029 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Eury.

We can also compare 2010 data for Eury to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Eury

The surname Eury has its origins in France, with the earliest records indicating that it first emerged in the region of Brittany during the 12th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old French word "euree," which referred to a well-watered or fertile land.

One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in the cartulary of the Abbey of Saint-Sauveur in Redon, dating back to around 1180. The document mentions a landowner named Petrus de Euria, suggesting that the name may have originally been associated with a specific place or estate.

As the name spread throughout France over the centuries, it took on various spellings, such as Eury, Euries, and Eurie. In the 13th century, records from the Duchy of Normandy mention a knight named Guillaume de Eury, who participated in the Seventh Crusade under King Louis IX.

During the 16th century, the name appears in several notable French works, including the writings of the historian and philosopher Jean Bodin, who mentioned an individual named Pierre Eury in his treatise on witchcraft, "De la Démonomanie des Sorciers."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname outside of France can be found in England, where a family named Eury is mentioned in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire in the late 12th century. This suggests that the name may have been brought to England by Norman settlers after the conquest of 1066.

Notable individuals with the surname Eury throughout history include:

1. Jean Eury (c. 1460-1529), a French Renaissance painter and illuminator known for his work on the famous Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry manuscript.

2. Philippe Eury (1627-1687), a French Jesuit missionary who travelled to Canada and worked among the Huron and Iroquois nations.

3. Étienne Eury (1765-1846), a French general who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and later served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies.

4. Claude Eury (1808-1871), a French architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in Paris, including the Palais de Justice.

5. Émile Eury (1859-1924), a French painter and illustrator known for his landscapes and scenes of rural life in Brittany.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eury

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Eury.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Eury was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Eury has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Eury was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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