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Porfrey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. Old French pur-foy, pure faith, i.e. staunch and true. The family were seated at Misterton, Leicestershire, in 1277. The motto borne by one branch is 'Pure foy est ma joie' (Lower).

1546-7.

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Porfrey Surname Distribution Map

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Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Porfrey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. Old French pur-foy, pure faith, i.e. staunch and true. The family were seated at Misterton, Leicestershire, in 1277. The motto borne by one branch is 'Pure foy est ma joie' (Lower).

1546-7. William Fawnte and Jane Pureffey or Purfrey: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

Francis Purefei, 1569: Register of the University of Oxford.

1581. Francis Purferey (Essex) and Johanna Berington: Marriage Lic. (London).

Richard Purifey, Buckinghamshire, 1585: Register of the University of Oxford.

Arthur Purefaye, Norfolk, 1585: History of Norfolk.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley
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