Purdy Surname

17,004th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,639 people bear this surname

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

Purdy Surname Definition:

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

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

Purdy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States20,8101:17,4182,205
Canada4,3711:8,4301,252
England4,0861:13,6362,014
Australia1,2011:22,4783,100
Northern Ireland8701:2,121441
New Zealand3951:11,4641,996
Ireland2581:18,2521,963
South Africa1611:336,50731,327
Thailand1161:608,951103,575
Scotland761:70,4455,436
Wales541:57,3065,200
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Guernsey221:2,929767
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Finland121:458,05828,977
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belize11:355,4743,977
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
France11:66,422,722504,397
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4901:9,0411,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4551:16,7532,449
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,9311:8,4671,093

Purdy (399) may also be a first name.

Purdy 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

(English) One given to blasphemy, from the French par Dieu (“by God”).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Purdy is an ancient Norfolk name, which was also represented in Cambridgeshire by Purde as far back as the 13th century. In 1610, Edmund Purdye owned part of the manor of Stoke; in 1479, John Purdy was rector of Catfield; and in 1471, the widow of Robert Purdy was buried beside her husband in Aylesham church (Bl.). A family of Purdey, holding property in Rockland St. Andrew in the beginning of the 16th century, came from Bury in Hertfordshire at the end of the previous century (Bl.). The Purdys are still represented in Rockland St. Andrew and Aylesham.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Purdy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purdy (Arabic: بوردي) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purdy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Purdy is the 17,004th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 223,277 people. The surname Purdy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Purdy reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 432,205th most frequent given name at a global level. It is borne by 399 people.

The last name Purdy is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 20,810 people, or 1 in 17,418. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 9 percent live, New York, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 61 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Purdy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Purdy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Purdy last name grew 351 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 281 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 47 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 691 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Purdy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Purdy last name is principally Anglican (40%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Purdy last name are 14.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.76% registered with the party.

The amount Purdy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 94.69% more than the national average, earning R 462,648 per year; in United States they earn 3.49% more than the national average, earning $44,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.15% more than the national average, earning $51,248 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purdey91660/
Purday91141/
Pourdy9124/
Purdyi913/
Purrdy912/
Purdyy911/
Purddy911/
Puerdy910/
Pourdey8345/
Purdych8343/
Purdaya831/
Purda80921/
Purde80221/
Purdi80136/
Pordy8081/
Purdă8066/
Pirdy8064/
Purdie737,448/
Purdea73953/
Purdee73120/
Purdes73119/
Purdis7370/
Purdeš7364/
Pordoy7355/
Pourdi7334/
Purdeu7331/
Purdii7331/
Pourde7318/
Purder7310/
Pourda736/
Purdui735/
Purdit734/
Porddy732/
Purdid731/
Pordey731/
Purdiz731/
Peurde731/
Phurde731/
Purdet731/
Purdha731/
Pirdey730/
Purdio730/
Pourdeh67259/
Pourdei67106/
Phordoy6764/
Pourdaj6733/
Pourdie6728/
Pourdis674/
Purdhit673/
Pourdes672/
Pourdai671/
Pirhdey671/
Phurdid671/
Pourdje671/
Peurdie671/
Porrddy671/
Purdich671/
Purdett670/

Purdy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purdy in the Arabic language
بورديbwrdy-

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Purdy Reference & Research

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