Purslove Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Purslove Surname Definition:

A good name for a miser; hut see Purslow.

Purslove Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:1,989,93178,001
Wales101:309,45316,869
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523

Purslove Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A good name for a miser; hut see Purslow.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Purslove Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purslove is found most in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purslove? popularity and diffusion

The surname Purslove is the 3,100,440th most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Purslove reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 1,989,931. In England it is primarily found in: Hampshire, where 29 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 21 percent reside and Cornwall, where 14 percent reside. Barring England this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Purslove Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Purslove has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 165 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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