Purefoy Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

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

Purefoy Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) a nickname: Pure Faith [French pure (from), Latin pura + Old Frenchfoy (Frenchfoi), Latin fides, faith]

Purefoy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3591:1,009,63574,488
England91:6,190,895170,599
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Purefoy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) a nickname: Pure Faith [French pure (from), Latin pura + Old Frenchfoy (Frenchfoi), Latin fides, faith]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Old French, pure foy, literally "pure faith." Originally applied to a faithful ally or follower. The family were seated at Misterton, co. Leicester, in 1277. The motto borne by one branch is "Pure foy est ma joie."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Purefoy Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Purefoy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Purefoy is the 769,129th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 19,696,070 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Purefoy are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Purefoy is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 359 people, or 1 in 1,009,635. In The United States Purefoy is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 20 percent live, Texas, where 15 percent live and Maryland, where 13 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and China, where 0 percent live.

Purefoy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Purefoy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Purefoy surname rose 835 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Purefoy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Purefoy surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Purefoy last name are 12.9% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.13% registered with the party.

Purefoy earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.14% less than the national average, earning $37,478 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puriefoy9342/
Purefoey9316/
Pureifoy9315/
Peurefoy930/
Purrefoy930/
Purefy923/
Purifoy862,759/
Purofoy8610/
Pureify861/
Purefoi861/
Peurifoy80398/
Purifoye8022/
Pureifoi801/
Purify7796/
Purifo772/
Purifay716/
Purifoi714/
Purifey712/
Purevfi711/
Purifuy711/
Purifoz710/
Puroify710/
Pourrefi67103/

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