Purdue Surname

130,248th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,474 people bear this surname

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

Purdue Surname Definition:

(for Pardew (through the pron. Pār-), q.v.

That Redcrosse knight, perdie, I never slew.—Spenser, The Faerie Queene, I. vi. 42.

Purdue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9821:182,87518,244
England6241:89,2929,662
Australia4541:59,4627,217
Canada1041:354,28532,012
New Zealand881:51,4588,272
Ireland661:71,3484,439
Scotland471:113,9117,445
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Wales211:147,35910,403
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
China31:455,773,85521,925
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
France21:33,211,361423,184
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:164,0698,499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2971:82,0728,765
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2941:170,81215,404

Purdue (18) may also be a first name.

Purdue 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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the French, Pardieu; a personal name.

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

Purdue Last Name Facts

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

Purdue occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Purdue click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purdue? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 130,248th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,097,739 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Purdue live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 18 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,982 people, or 1 in 182,875. In The United States it is mostly found in: Indiana, where 17 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Michigan, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States Purdue exists in 28 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Purdue Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Purdue has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Purdue surname expanded 674 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 244 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 588 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Purdue Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Purdue last name are 16.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.96% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Purdue earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 8.44% less than the national average, earning R 217,584 per year; in United States they earn 7.68% less than the national average, earning $39,835 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.54% less than the national average, earning $45,439 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purdueh9238/
Purdues925/
Purrdue921/
Purdie837,448/
Purdea83953/
Purdey83660/
Purdee83120/
Purdeu8331/
Purdye8327/
Pirdue8318/
Purtue8313/
Purdui835/
Purdve832/
Pordue831/
Purdoe831/
Purdou830/
Pourdei77106/
Pourdey7745/
Pourdie7728/
Purdeus777/
Purdaus775/
Peurdie771/
Purday67141/
Portue6739/
Pordea6710/
Pordeu671/
Pirtue671/
Pordey671/
Pordau670/
Purdoyo6261/
Pourdaj6233/
Pourdai621/
Portuey621/
Purdaya621/
Purdhvi621/
Purdiya621/
Poordej621/
Pourdaii571/
Pordoy5055/
Portwe502/
Pordai501/

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Purdue Reference & Research

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

Perdue 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

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Purdue
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