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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Purdue? popularity and diffusion

Purdue is the 130,248th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,097,739 people. Purdue occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Purdue live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. Purdue is also the 2,608,198th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 18 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,982 people, or 1 in 182,875. In The United States Purdue is most frequent in: Indiana, where 17 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Michigan, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Purdue Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Purdue has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Purdue last name increased 674 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 244 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 588 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Purdue Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Purdue last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Purdue surname are 16.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.96% registered with the political 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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