| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 11 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 2 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 9 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 11 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 2 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 1 |
| Sussex | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 1 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 4 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 5 |
| Cotton Weaver | 2 |
| Bricklayer | 1 |
| General Domestic Servant | 1 |
| Living On Own Means | 1 |
| Steam Engine Maker | 1 |
| Boot Maker | 1 |
| General Labourer Farm | 1 |
| Picture Frame Gilder | 1 |
| Saleswoman | 1 |
| Electrical Engineer Student | 1 |
| Plate Layer G E M | 1 |
| Groom Domestic | 1 |
| Blind Maker House | 1 |
| Factory Girl | 1 |
| Grocer Errand Boy Port | 1 |
| Lace Maker Levers | 1 |
| Soldier | 1 |
| Threader Winder Lace | 1 |
| Wood & Iron Turner | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Pruday | 26 |
| Mary Pruday | 24 |
| John Pruday | 19 |
| Charles Pruday | 18 |
| Thomas Pruday | 17 |
| Elizabeth Pruday | 13 |
| James Pruday | 13 |
| George Pruday | 11 |
| Sarah Pruday | 11 |
| Ann Pruday | 10 |
| Frederick Pruday | 9 |
| Eliza Pruday | 8 |
| Albert Pruday | 7 |
| Henry Pruday | 7 |
| Joseph Pruday | 7 |
| Caroline Pruday | 6 |
| Hannah Pruday | 6 |
| Jane Pruday | 6 |
| Edith Pruday | 5 |
| Ellen Pruday | 5 |
| Ernest Pruday | 5 |
| Samuel Pruday | 5 |
| Alfred Pruday | 4 |
| Alice Pruday | 4 |
| Florence Pruday | 4 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdy | 50% | 11,570 |
| 2 | Preedy | 50% | 3,668 |
| 3 | Pardy | 50% | 2,760 |
| 4 | Purdey | 50% | 1,496 |
| 5 | Priday | 83% | 1,110 |
| 6 | Purday | 67% | 727 |
| 7 | Pardey | 50% | 679 |
| 8 | Pready | 50% | 451 |
| 9 | Prudy | 83% | 415 |
| 10 | Prady | 67% | 406 |
| 11 | Pruday | 100% | 388 |
| 12 | Pridey | 67% | 117 |
| 13 | Predy | 67% | 112 |
The surname Pruday is the 11th most popular variant of Purdy.