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

Ureche, 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 Ureche surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ureche in America

Ureche is the 125282nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ureche surname appeared 137 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 Ureche.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ureche 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 Ureche

The surname "URECHE" originates from Romania, with its earliest recorded instances dating back to the late 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Romanian word "ureche," meaning "ear," which could suggest an occupation or physical characteristic associated with the name's initial bearers.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name "URECHE" can be found in the historical chronicles of Grigore Ureche, a Romanian nobleman and chronicler who lived from around 1590 to 1647. His work, "Letopisețul Țării Moldovei" (The Chronicle of the Land of Moldavia), is a significant source of information about the history of medieval Moldavia.

Another notable figure bearing this surname was Nestor Ureche, a Romanian writer and historian who lived from 1510 to 1597. He is renowned for his work "Cronica Paralelă a Țării Românești și a Moldovei" (Parallel Chronicle of Wallachia and Moldavia), which provides valuable insights into the history of the Romanian principalities during the 16th century.

In the 17th century, Ion Ureche, a Moldavian boyar and diplomat, played a vital role in the political and diplomatic affairs of the region. He served as a representative of the Principality of Moldavia in negotiations with neighboring states and the Ottoman Empire.

Moving forward, Gheorghe Ureche, born in 1808 and died in 1873, was a Romanian politician and soldier who participated in the Wallachian Revolution of 1848 and later served as a member of the Romanian Parliament.

Lastly, Alexandru Ureche, born in 1834 and died in 1909, was a prominent Romanian historian and author known for his works on the history of Moldavia and the Romanian principalities.

While the surname "URECHE" is not as common today as it once was, it remains an important part of Romania's cultural and historical heritage, with its origins deeply rooted in the country's rich past.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ureche

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

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 Ureche 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 Ureche 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 Ureche was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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