Purcer Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Purcer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purcer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Canada411:898,67368,969
England171:3,277,533109,658
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Purcer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purcer has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Purcer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purcer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,398,030th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Purcer reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 3,775,614. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Virginia, where 46 percent reside, California, where 14 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 14 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 26 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.

Purcer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Purcer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 274 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 243 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Purcer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Purcer last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Purcer last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Purcer earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.02% less than the national average, earning $43,141 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $50,266 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purcher9239/
Purcker921/
Purscer920/
Purce91295/
Pourcher86650/
Purscher861/
Pourcier861/
Purchert861/
Purcherd860/
Purser838,427/
Purcea83965/
Purger83662/
Purker83248/
Purcey8397/
Purzer8394/
Pircer8347/
Porcer8341/
Purcet8328/
Purche8317/
Purces836/
Purcee833/
Peurce830/
Purceh830/
Pource830/
Purtscher80582/
Pourchere8015/
Purstcher801/
Pourchert801/
Pursche771,175/
Purches77444/
Purkert77393/
Pourcet77166/
Purtzer77161/
Pürcher77130/
Porcier7757/
Purgert7751/
Piercer7715/
Pursser7713/
Pourger7713/
Purcett777/
Porcker776/
Pourche773/
Purquer772/
Porhcer771/
Purcess771/
Pourzer771/
Purseur770/
Purzear770/
Purjear770/
Purchet770/
Purrser770/
Poercer770/
Purtschert75651/
Purse731,624/
Purge73243/
Purje73237/
Porce7371/
Purci7339/
Purze7331/
Purcy733/
Pourchet711,013/
Pourchez71302/
Pirscher7186/
Pourcheh7181/
Purchess7144/
Pürscher7136/
Poursher7129/
Piercejr712/
Pourkier712/
Purkerth711/
Pourkher711/
Pourzher711/
Purquere711/
Purschey710/
Pursey671,704/
Pirzer67999/
Pourquier67375/
Porker67311/
Pürzer67143/
Portscher67130/
Porzer67101/
Purget6738/
Purrza6725/
Purchi6723/
Porser6715/
Purjet6710/
Pourcy6710/
Purset679/
Purjes677/
Pürker676/
Purses675/
Pursee675/
Purcis675/
Pheurkert675/
Pirser674/
Poerce674/
Porcea673/
Pourse673/
Purshe672/
Purchy672/
Purzey671/
Peurse671/
Pursse671/
Purkir671/
Purjea671/
Purjee671/
Pourchair671/
Purqueire671/
Purges670/
Pursie670/
Pursei670/

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Purcer Reference & Research

Purser DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Purser FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Purcer
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis