Pursifull Surname

476,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 702 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pursifull Surname User-submission:

This name comes from the name Percival, meaning 'pierce the valley'. Peter Pursifull changed his name from Percival upon moving to the United States in the 1700s.

Pursifull Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6961:520,77443,486
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Pursifull Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This name comes from the name Percival, meaning 'pierce the valley'. Peter Pursifull changed his name from Percival upon moving to the United States in the 1700s.

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Pursifull Last Name Facts

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

Pursifull is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pursifull? popularity and diffusion

Pursifull is the 476,328th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,381,120 people. The surname Pursifull is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Pursifull are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 696 people, or 1 in 520,774. In The United States it is most numerous in: Indiana, where 23 percent live, Missouri, where 21 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Pursifull Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pursifull has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pursifull last name grew 1,289 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pursifull Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pursifull are 34.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.03% registered to vote for the political party.

Pursifull earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.54% more than the national average, earning $44,244 USD per year.

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