Purcey Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Purcey Surname Definition:

Tor Percy, q.v.

Purcey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:3,897,408212,857
England21:27,859,030389,889
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Purcey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Tor Percy, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Purcey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purcey is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purcey? popularity and diffusion

Purcey is the 1,882,912th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Purcey are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Purcey is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 3,897,408. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 40 percent reside, Texas, where 15 percent reside and California, where 13 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Purcey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Purcey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Purcey last name rose 547 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Purcey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Purcey are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Purcey earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.3% less than the national average, earning $40,861 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purce91295/
Purcy913/
Purschey860/
Purkey832,906/
Pursey831,704/
Purcea83965/
Purcer83156/
Purcet8328/
Purche8317/
Pourcy8310/
Purces836/
Purcee833/
Purchy832/
Purzey831/
Purcse831/
Purcie830/
Purcky830/
Peurce830/
Purceh830/
Pource830/
Pursche771,175/
Purches77444/
Pourcet77166/
Purssey77157/
Purcher7739/
Purcett777/
Purcoyo775/
Pourkey774/
Pourche773/
Purchie772/
Purchse772/
Purcker771/
Pursoey771/
Pourcie771/
Purcess771/
Purchet770/
Purscer770/
Purckes770/
Peursey770/
Purke731,765/
Purse731,624/
Purca731,448/
Purge73243/
Purje73237/
Porce7371/
Purci7339/
Purze7331/
Purky7331/
Porcy737/
Pursy734/
Pourchet711,013/
Pourcher71650/
Pourchez71302/
Pourcheh7181/
Purcahyo7176/
Purchess7144/
Pourquey7134/
Purckett713/
Purscher711/
Pourcier711/
Purseyed711/
Pourchie710/
Purser678,427/
Purcia67708/
Purger67662/
Purtscher67582/
Purcha67395/
Purkhe67148/
Purcoi67111/
Purzer6794/
Pursue6763/
Purkyt6758/
Purcka6742/
Purcsi6740/
Purget6738/
Purchi6723/
Purkei6718/
Purjet6710/
Purset679/
Pursae677/
Purjes677/
Purcki677/
Pourseyed676/
Purses675/
Pursee675/
Purcis675/
Porsey675/
Purcsa675/
Purcca675/
Poerce674/
Phourcheu674/
Porcea673/
Pourse673/
Purkie672/
Purshe672/
Purtze672/
Porkey672/
Purque672/
Pourke672/
Paurca672/
Peurse671/
Purcas671/
Purkae671/
Pursse671/
Poursy671/
Purjea671/
Purjee671/
Purstcher671/
Purzyć671/
Pourchaie671/
Purges670/
Purkee670/
Pursie670/
Purzue670/
Pursei670/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Purcey
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