Urey Family History
Urey Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): of Norman origin from the early Middle English personal name Urri Old French Our(r)i earlier Olric Ulric (ancient Germanic Odelric formed with the ancient Germanic elements ōthal- ‘fatherland’ + rīc ‘power’). The name sometimes appears with prosthetic H- (see Hurry ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022