Purshouse Surname

812,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Purshouse Surname Definition:

(English) The first element of this Midland local surname (16th cent. Persehouse) is prob. the French pers. name Pers or Piers (Peter). Purshall, the Worcestershire place-name, was Pershull [Middle English hull, a hill] in the 13th and 14th centuries.

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Purshouse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2801:198,99317,417
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
United States141:25,889,924709,614
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Purshouse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) The first element of this Midland local surname (16th cent. Persehouse) is prob. the French pers. name Pers or Piers (Peter). Purshall, the Worcestershire place-name, was Pershull [Middle English hull, a hill] in the 13th and 14th centuries.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Purshouse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purshouse occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purshouse? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 812,930th most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 21,246,490 people. Purshouse is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Purshouse are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Purshouse is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 280 people, or 1 in 198,993. In England it is most frequent in: South Yorkshire, where 45 percent are found, West Midlands, where 12 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 10 percent are found. Barring England this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Purshouse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Purshouse has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Purshouse surname grew 757 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purshouse Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Purshouse earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 65.18% more than the national average, earning R 392,532 per year and in United States they earn 90.56% more than the national average, earning $82,225 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purshuse941/
Purchouse890/
Purshase822/
Purshas751/
Purchase717,484/
Poursost7125/
Purshasa712/
Purhcase711/
Poursase711/
Purchases671/
Purchased671/
Pourshahs671/
Purchasse670/

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