Purbrook Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Purbrook Surname Definition:

Perhaps a corruption of Purbright, a parish in Surrey.

Purbrook Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:2,422,52489,093
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Purbrook Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Perhaps a corruption of Purbright, a parish in Surrey.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Hampshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Purbrook Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Purbrook Come From? nationality or country of origin

Purbrook is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purbrook? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. Purbrook is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Purbrook reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 2,422,524. In England it is most prevalent in: Suffolk, where 35 percent reside, East Sussex, where 30 percent reside and Hampshire, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account England Purbrook is found in one country. It also occurs in Portugal, where 4 percent reside.

Purbrook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Purbrook has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Purbrook surname expanded 230 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parbrook8864/
Burbrook884/
Probrook881/
Bourbrook821/
Prabrok80100/
Purbrick75680/
Brabrook75213/
Barbrook75180/
Pourbirk7548/
Prabroke754/
Pröbrock752/
Berbrook750/
Pourbaroogh741/
Braybrook711,957/
Barbrooke7142/
Brabrooke7127/
Bourbrouk714/
Braebrook712/
Perperook711/
Brawbrook710/
Breybrook710/
Braybrooke67601/
Pourbarakh67238/
Praprok67188/
Purpork672/
Purpark671/
Burbrik671/
Pourbaghirokh671/
Burbork670/
Burbark670/
Burbrak670/
Barbrok670/

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