Lurie

English

Proper noun

Lurie (plural Luries)

  1. A surname.
    • 2004 October 24, Bill Gladstone, “The oldest family in the world”, in Jewish Telegraphic Agency‎[1]:
      “After examining the subject, I came to the conclusion that indeed it is correct to connect the Lurie family back to the Rashi — and from there to Rabbi Yochanan HaSandlar, King Yehizkiyahu and, obviously, to King David,” he wrote. The Guinness Book of Records has also accepted the Luries as the oldest-known living family in the world today, citing them in the “longest lineage” category in its 1999 edition.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Lurie is the 12821st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2405 individuals. Lurie is most common among White (94.05%) individuals.

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