Purdew Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Purdew Surname Definition:
(for Pardew (through the pron. Pār-), q.v.
That Redcrosse knight, perdie, I never slew.—Spenser, The Faerie Queene, I. vi. 42.
Purdew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 57 | 1:977,510 | 48,999 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
Purdew Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(for Pardew (through the pron. Pār-), q.v.
That Redcrosse knight, perdie, I never slew.—Spenser, The Faerie Queene, I. vi. 42.
Purdew Demographics
Average Purdew Salary in
England
£21,450
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Purdew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purdew Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Purdew is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Purdew click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Purdew? popularity and diffusion
The last name Purdew is the 2,394,033rd most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name Purdew is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Purdew are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in British Isles.
This surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 977,510. In England Purdew is primarily found in: West Sussex, where 46 percent live, Cambridgeshire, where 16 percent live and Bedfordshire, where 9 percent live. Other than England this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Purdew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Purdew has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Purdew surname increased 2,850 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purdiew | 92 | 4 | / |
| Perdew | 83 | 1,140 | / |
| Pardew | 83 | 545 | / |
| Purdef | 83 | 15 | / |
| Pradew | 83 | 6 | / |
| Purdev | 83 | 4 | / |
| Predew | 83 | 2 | / |
| Prudew | 83 | 1 | / |
| Burdew | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pirdew | 83 | 0 | / |
| Pordew | 83 | 0 | / |
| Purdow | 83 | 0 | / |
| Prodew | 83 | 0 | / |
| Purdyw | 83 | 0 | / |
| Perdiew | 77 | 43 | / |
| Perduew | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pardiew | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pardeew | 77 | 0 | / |
| Perdwew | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bardew | 67 | 918 | / |
| Pardow | 67 | 35 | / |
| Burdow | 67 | 25 | / |
| Pertew | 67 | 17 | / |
| Purtow | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pyrdaw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Berdew | 67 | 5 | / |
| Portew | 67 | 4 | / |
| Perdow | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bordew | 67 | 3 | / |
| Predow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Prteew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pratew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Perduw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Perdów | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brudew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pretow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prudow | 67 | 0 | / |
| Brodew | 67 | 0 | / |
| Burdaw | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pordeev | 62 | 2 | / |
| Pourdib | 62 | 1 | / |
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