Purce Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Purce Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Purce family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 8
Agricultural Labourer 3
Cord Wainer 3
House Servant 2
Lodger Tailor 2
Labourer At Paper Mill 2
Labourer 2
Poet 2
Painter 2
Labourer At Saw Mill 1
Sawyer 1
Carter 1
Fishermans Widow 1
Music 1
Carman 1
Engineer Smith 1
Errend Boy 1
House Painter 1
Laundress 1
Licensed Victualler 1
Carver & Gilder 1
Cowman 1
Dairymaid 1
Straw Bonnet Maker & Milliner 1
Smith Spindle Works 1

Purce Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Price 60% 395,964
2 Pearce 67% 203,969
3 Preece 50% 30,289
4 Pierce 67% 27,802
5 Pearse 50% 21,168
6 Peers 20% 12,769
7 Peirce 67% 5,820
8 Purse 80% 2,673
9 Pruce 60% 904
10 Perce 80% 899
11 Priece 50% 805
12 Purce 100% 603
13 Parce 80% 442
14 Prace 60% 386
15 Prece 60% 347
16 Pirce 80% 324
17 Preice 50% 321
18 Preace 50% 309
19 Perice 67% 306
20 Prouce 50% 293
21 Parcoe 67% 288
22 Peerce 67% 222
23 Perace 67% 163
24 Perse 60% 120
25 Perrs 40% 116
26 Persse 50% 116

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The surname Purce is the 12th most popular variant of Price.

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