Purslow Surname

306,186th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Purslow Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Purslow,' a hundred in the county of Salop. Mr. Lower, with some show of reason, declares that Pursglove is a corrupted form.

1587. Thomas Purslowe, Salop: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Purslow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7231:77,0658,692
United States2301:1,575,908106,190
Canada961:383,80834,152
Wales821:37,7383,712
Australia351:771,30649,759
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Scotland111:486,71119,179
France101:6,642,272293,169
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4241:57,4896,779
Wales131:120,6475,000
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Purslow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Purslow,' a hundred in the county of Salop. Mr. Lower, with some show of reason, declares that Pursglove is a corrupted form.

1587. Thomas Purslowe, Salop: Register of the University of Oxford.

1595- Thomas Barrowe and Elizabeth Purslowe: Marriage Lic. (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Purslow (Salop), 16th cent. Purslowe [the second element is Old English hlǽw, a (burial) mound, hill; the first represents a pers. name in the genitive case—perh. the Anglo-Saxon Pœghere]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A hundred in Shropshire. The name has been modified to Purslove, and Purseglove, and this last has been matter for a little legend which may be found in English Surn. ii. 17.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Purslow, a hundred co. Salop. The name is doubtless the same with Parslow, which, if I mistake not, is a local name in Essex. See Law.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A location name in Salop.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Purslow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purslow has its highest incidence in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purslow? popularity and diffusion

Purslow is the 306,186th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,900,847 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Purslow are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 66 percent are found in British Isles.

Purslow is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 723 people, or 1 in 77,065. In England Purslow is primarily found in: Shropshire, where 14 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 11 percent live and West Midlands, where 10 percent live. Besides England this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Purslow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Purslow has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Purslow surname rose 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,095 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 631 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Purslow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Purslow last name are 1.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.35% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Purslow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.76% less than the national average, earning R 140,784 per year; in United States they earn 9.58% more than the national average, earning $47,281 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.39% more than the national average, earning $50,871 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purslowe9344/
Parslow862,844/
Perslow8653/
Preslow8616/
Pruslow8613/
Proslow861/
Porslow861/
Pirslow860/
Purslaw860/
Burslow860/
Prosolow8013/
Prasolow802/
Purslova801/
Pearslow800/
Parselow800/
Paris Low751/
Breslow711,244/
Braslow71207/
Barslow7126/
Parslew7121/
Broslow7114/
Preslaw712/
Parslaw712/
Borslow710/
Brusilow6785/
Parsalaw6781/
Breselow6772/
Barsalow6728/
Broselow6724/
Barselow6721/
Brosilow6720/
Bereslow679/
Bresslow674/
Brasslow673/
Bursilaw673/
Brasllow671/
Bresolow671/
Burcelow670/
Bearslow670/
Barsolow670/

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