Purcy Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Purcy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purcy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Purcy (210) may also be a first name.

Purcy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purcy occurs most in Australia. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Purcy.

How Common Is The Last Name Purcy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 33 percent of Purcy reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 624,169th most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 210 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Australia, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 26,995,701. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: Queensland, where 100 percent are found. Other than Australia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Purcy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Purcy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Purcy last name decreased 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purcey9197/
Pourcy9110/
Purchy912/
Purca801,448/
Purce80295/
Purci8039/
Porcy807/
Pursy804/
Purschey770/
Pursey731,704/
Purcea73965/
Purcer73156/
Purcoi73111/
Purcsi7340/
Purcet7328/
Purchi7323/
Purche7317/
Purces736/
Purcsa735/
Purcis735/
Purcee733/
Paurca732/
Purzyć731/
Poursy731/
Purcse731/
Purzey731/
Peurce730/
Purcie730/
Purceh730/
Pource730/
Pursche671,175/
Purches67444/
Pourchi67357/
Purchio67213/
Pourcet67166/
Purssey67157/
Purchis6791/
Purcher6739/
Purcett677/
Pourche673/
Pursich672/
Pourché672/
Purchse672/
Pourcie671/
Purchit671/
Porschy671/
Purcess671/
Purgich671/
Purzych671/
Purshay671/
Pursoey671/
Peursey670/
Pourcit670/
Purscer670/
Purchet670/

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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 Purcy
  • 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