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 surname Pury (Oriya: ପୂିର୍) occurs in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Púry. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pury? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 642,034th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 15,407,074 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 48 percent of Pury are found; 29 percent are found in Western Europe and 28 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 387,276th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 482 people.

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

Pury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pury has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pury 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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