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 Male Purrington Height
179.74 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Purrington Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purrington Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Purrington is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Purrington? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 385,671st most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,912,645 people. This last name is mostly 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.
The surname Purrington is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 841 people, or 1 in 430,986. In The United States Purrington is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 14 percent live, Massachusetts, where 7 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Purrington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Purrington has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Purrington last name increased 323 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 135 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Purrington Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Purrington surname are 1.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.67% registered to vote for the 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
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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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