Pourie Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Pourie Surname Definition:
Powrie. From Powrie in Errol parish of Murroes, Angus. Henry of Pourie was juror on an inquest at Roxburgh in 1361 (Bain, IV, 62). Wiliam Powry as tried for the murder of the king (Darnley ), 1568 (RPC., I, p. 600), and another William Powyre was schoolmaster of Lynlythquow, 1583 (Sc.
Read More About This SurnamePourie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 18 | 1:207,956 | 7,652 |
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
The alternate forms: Pourié (3) are calculated separately.
Pourie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Powrie. From Powrie in Errol parish of Murroes, Angus. Henry of Pourie was juror on an inquest at Roxburgh in 1361 (Bain, IV, 62). Wiliam Powry as tried for the murder of the king (Darnley ), 1568 (RPC., I, p. 600), and another William Powyre was schoolmaster of Lynlythquow, 1583 (Sc. Ant., XI, p. 131). Isobel Powrie appears in Edinburgh in 1609 (Edinb. Marr.), and Johannes Pourie is recorded in Maynes de Erroll in 1670 (Inquis., 5381). Andrew Powrie, mair of the shirieffdome of Perthshire, 1689 (RPC., 3. ser. XIV, p. 769). Nisbet mentions Powrie of Woodcocksholm in Linlithgowshire as an old family of the name.
Pourie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pourie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pourie occurs most in The Dominican Republic. It may be found in the variant forms: Pourié. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pourie? popularity and diffusion
Pourie is the 2,333,370th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Pourie live; 46 percent live in Caribbean and 46 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The Dominican Republic, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 336,546. Not including The Dominican Republic this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 34 percent are found and Iran, where 13 percent are found.
Pourie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Pourie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pourie last name fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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