Pury Surname

642,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Pury Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the perry,' i.e. the pear-tre; or pearorchard; v. Perry, and compare Purrier for Perrier.

Ralph de la Purye, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas de la Purie, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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Pury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1211:67,8758,194
Indonesia1121:1,180,79683,720
India1091:7,037,297155,647
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
France161:4,151,420237,746
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

The alternate forms: Púry (15) are calculated separately.

Pury (482) may also be a first name.

Pury Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the perry,' i.e. the pear-tre; or pearorchard; v. Perry, and compare Purrier for Perrier.

Ralph de la Purye, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas de la Purie, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Andrew de Purie, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Lucia atte Purye, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William atte Purye, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Robert atte Purye, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Thus we find such entries as 'at the pury bridge':

William atte Purybrigge, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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

A variant of Pirie, q.v.

William atte Purye.—Subsidy Roll, Soms., A.D. 1327.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pury Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pury (Oriya: ପୂିର୍) is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Púry. For other potential spellings of Pury click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pury? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pury is the 642,034th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,407,074 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 48 percent of Pury reside; 29 percent reside in Western Europe and 28 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Pury is also the 387,276th most frequent first name in the world, held by 482 people.

It is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 67,875. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Fribourg, where 88 percent live, Canton of Vaud, where 5 percent live and Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 2 percent live. Apart from Switzerland this surname occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 24 percent live and India, where 23 percent live.

Pury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pury has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 94 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pury Last Name Statistics demography

Pury earn less than half the average income. In Peru they earn 71.86% less than the national average, earning S/. 5,454 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Púry9215/
Puray89764/
Putry89550/
Puryi89540/
Purys89452/
Purry89366/
Purey89174/
Phury8978/
Poury8958/
Puryo8943/
Puroy8940/
Puriy8940/
Paury896/
Peury893/
Puury893/
Puryt891/
Puryy891/
Puryś891/
Puery890/
Purroy801,134/
Purych80429/
Puraya80116/
Purgay8075/
Pauriy8058/
Purrey8055/
Peurey8053/
Purysh8051/
Pouray8049/
Purray8044/
Poutry8038/
Puryts8038/
Paurys8023/
Putray8018/
Pourry8013/
Puiray8012/
Pauray805/
Phuroy805/
Putriy803/
Putrys803/
Phuriy802/
Paurey802/
Putroy802/
Purzey801/
Puurey801/
Puurry801/
Pouroy801/
Phoury801/
Peuryo801/
Pourey801/
Pouryi801/
Bpoury801/
Purruy801/
Pautry800/
Phurey800/
Phuray800/
Puhrey800/
Puri75168,908/
Pura7544,707/
Pure753,757/
Piry75363/
Pory7554/
Purí752/
Purê751/
Puré751/
Purj751/
Phuraya731,947/
Pourroy73687/
Putrycz7357/
Pourrey7343/
Pourray7327/
Pauraya7320/
Putrych7310/
Poutray734/
Paurytė734/
Pouraya733/
Pautray731/
Purohiy731/
Putrysz731/
Phurays731/
Phutroy731/
Phurray730/
Putri67237,742/
Porey674,513/
Pouri673,658/
Paura673,360/
Purra672,364/
Purre672,173/
Puris671,987/
Peura671,624/
Phura671,035/
Purri67978/
Poray67954/
Poure67938/
Purio67628/
Pauri67565/
Piray67548/
Poory67411/
Puree67352/
Purea67348/
Putre67322/
Piriy67315/
Purez67311/
Purai67292/
Porry67261/
Purge67243/
Poura67242/
Purer67238/
Purje67237/
Pfura67202/
Pusri67194/
Puuri67190/
Poroy67187/
Puret67180/
Pirry67160/
Purhe67152/
Piroy67123/
Purie67114/
Purza67111/
Pures67107/
Paure6786/
Purit6785/
Purei6778/
Puyra6763/
Phuri6762/
Purhi6753/
Puiri6745/
Puriz6742/
Purih6741/
Peuri6740/
Purui6737/
Puraj6735/
Phure6734/
Purze6731/
Purgi6727/
Peure6727/
Puira6726/
Pirey6726/
Pfure6721/
Pured6721/
Purij6717/
Puroi6715/
Pujri6713/
Purha6713/
Puraa6711/
Puriš6711/
Purej6710/
Pujra679/
Poruy679/
Puhre677/
Pureh677/
Pueri676/
Ppuri675/
Phiry675/
Ppura675/
Purid674/
Pouré674/
Purii673/
Puriş673/
Puruj672/
Piryi672/
Puere672/
Phory672/
Puire671/
Piryy671/
Paurá671/
Peuré671/
Puhra671/
Puure671/
Pourj671/
Pourraya671/
Poryi671/
Ppurj671/
Puyre670/

Pury Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pury in the Oriya language
ପୂିର୍puir50
ପୁିର୍puir50

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