Purington Surname
Approximately 1,012 people bear this surname
Purington Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Puriton (pear-tree enclosure), in Somerset.
Purington Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 998 | 1:363,185 | 32,353 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 458 | 1:109,648 | 10,937 |
Purington Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who came from Puriton (pear-tree enclosure), in Somerset.
Purington Demographics
Average Male Purington Height
174.07 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Purington Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purington Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Purington is most common in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Purington.
How Common Is The Last Name Purington? popularity and diffusion
It is the 358,318th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,201,132 people. Purington is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Purington reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 998 people, or 1 in 363,185. In The United States Purington is mostly found in: Maine, where 17 percent are found, New Hampshire, where 14 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 13 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Purington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Purington has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Purington surname expanded 218 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Purington Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Purington last name are 11.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.94% being registered with the party.
The amount Purington earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.68% more than the national average, earning $45,169 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.64% less than the national average, earning $41,913 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purrington | 95 | 921 | / |
| Puringtong | 95 | 1 | / |
| Puerington | 95 | 0 | / |
| Paurington | 95 | 0 | / |
| Porington | 89 | 1 | / |
| Puringtun | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pirington | 89 | 1 | / |
| Purengton | 89 | 0 | / |
| Porrington | 84 | 7 | / |
| Phorrington | 80 | 1 | / |
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Purington Reference & Research
Purington 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 Purington
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