Purss Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Purss Surname Definition:

Radulphus Borse, Norm. 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Gilbert, Henry, Richard Purs, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

Purss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1811:149,14815,854
Scotland241:223,07611,507
England231:2,422,52489,093
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Norfolk Island51:459108
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland131:287,9409,345
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Purss Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Radulphus Borse, Norm. 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Gilbert, Henry, Richard Purs, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the German, Pursche; a personal name.

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

Purss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purss occurs in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purss? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 996,001st most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 72 percent of Purss are found; 72 percent are found in Australasia and 72 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Purss is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 149,148. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 59 percent reside, Victoria, where 25 percent reside and Queensland, where 10 percent reside. Other than Australia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 9 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Purss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Purss has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname grew 185 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 230 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Purss Last Name Statistics demography

Purss earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 12.91% more than the national average, earning $56,099 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pursse911/
Purs8956/
Purse801,624/
Pours8099/
Puers8092/
Pursh8087/
Paurs8053/
Porss8036/
Purst802/
Purrs801/
Peurs801/
Pursch73692/
Poursh73142/
Pourse733/
Purshe732/
Paurst732/
Peurse731/
Paursh731/
Pirrss731/
Pourrs730/
Pors671,681/
Pursche671,175/
Pirs67246/
Purš6758/
Puhrsch6715/
Pursova6712/
Purscht670/
Poursch670/

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