Purrington Surname
Approximately 921 people bear this surname
Purrington Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Puriton (pear-tree enclosure), in Somerset.
Purrington Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 841 | 1:430,986 | 37,180 |
| England | 58 | 1:960,656 | 48,451 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 43 | 1:566,869 | 29,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 260 | 1:193,149 | 16,929 |
Purrington Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who came from Puriton (pear-tree enclosure), in Somerset.
Purrington Demographics
Average Purrington Salary in
United States
$48,267 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Purrington Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purrington Come From? nationality or country of origin
Purrington occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Purrington? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 385,671st most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,912,645 people. The surname Purrington is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Purrington are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
Purrington is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 841 people, or 1 in 430,986. In The United States it is most common in: Minnesota, where 14 percent live, Massachusetts, where 7 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Purrington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Purrington has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Purrington surname expanded 323 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 135 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Purrington Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Purrington are 1.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.67% being registered to vote for the political party.
Purrington earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.86% more than the national average, earning $48,267 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purington | 95 | 1,012 | / |
| Porrington | 90 | 7 | / |
| Puringtong | 90 | 1 | / |
| Puerington | 90 | 0 | / |
| Paurington | 90 | 0 | / |
| Phorrington | 86 | 1 | / |
| Porington | 84 | 1 | / |
| Puringtun | 84 | 1 | / |
| Pirington | 84 | 1 | / |
| Purengton | 84 | 0 | / |
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Purrington 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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Purrington
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