Purrier Surname

559,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Purrier Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the peartree'; v. Perryer.

Purrier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2891:1,254,18388,515
Jamaica2161:13,2871,325
England471:1,185,49155,443
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Purrier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the peartree'; v. Perryer.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A variant of Perrier2, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the French, Perrier; a personal name.

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

Purrier Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purrier occurs most in The United States. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Purrier.

How Common Is The Last Name Purrier? popularity and diffusion

Purrier is the 559,940th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 12,852,815 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Purrier are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Purrier is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 289 people, or 1 in 1,254,183. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 22 percent are found, Minnesota, where 20 percent are found and Florida, where 16 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 38 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Purrier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Purrier has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,070 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 261 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Purrier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Purrier surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the party.

The amount Purrier earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.97% less than the national average, earning $38,415 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.21% less than the national average, earning $42,124 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pourrier93539/
Puirrier931/
Purrer92319/
Purier9228/
Purrie921/
Pourriere88135/
Pourier861,072/
Porrier8697/
Pfurrer8610/
Puerrer8610/
Puriere863/
Pirrier861/
Pourrie861/
Purryer860/
Purries860/
Puryier860/
Paurier860/
Purrior860/
Purrear860/
Purer83238/
Purie83114/
Peuriere80232/
Pourrere8066/
Pautrier8032/
Pierrier8016/
Pourriet801/
Purger77662/
Putrie77520/
Porier77512/
Pürrer77348/
Puryer7796/
Purzer7794/
Pourie7767/
Puhrer7745/
Pourer7731/
Putrir7730/
Porrer777/
Pirrir773/
Pirier773/
Peurie773/
Porrie772/
Purire772/
Puriet772/
Purere771/
Purher771/
Purrye771/
Puries771/
Pirrer770/
Peurer770/
Pourriaee751/
Pourrière751/
Porzier71164/
Pouriet71107/
Pourieh7139/
Pfurire7116/
Pourger7113/
Poriher719/
Puehrer717/
Pautrie714/
Pourher713/
Pierier712/
Pouriea712/
Pheurer712/
Poutrie712/
Pauriea711/
Pourere711/
Paurere711/
Phuries711/
Pureure711/
Pouriez711/
Pourzie711/
Pourzer711/
Puriepp710/
Puryiea710/
Porierz710/
Poerier710/
Puriett710/
Pirir678,916/
Porer671,111/
Pirer67842/
Pouriaei67254/
Purge67243/
Purje67237/
Pürer67168/
Puregger6797/
Porie6759/
Purji6737/
Purerová6719/
Purgauer6719/
Pourhiet6714/
Purir6713/
Putriest678/
Pouriaee678/
Purye677/
Peurière675/
Pouriehi671/
Pourrihi671/
Pourriys671/
Pourrère671/
Pourzher671/
Pouryaie671/
Porreiar670/

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