Purcell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Purcell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Purcell family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 223
General Labourer 25
Coal Miner 20
Domestic Servant 18
Dress Maker 16
Labourer 11
Laundress 8
Living On Her Own Means 8
Tailoress 8
Dock Labourer 8
General Servant 8
Clerk 7
Cotton Spinner 6
Living On Own Means 6
Cotton Weaver 6
General Servant Domestic 5
Agricultural Labourer 5
Tailor 5
Blacksmith 4
Domestic General Servant 4
None 4
Butcher 4
Gardener 4
House Painter 3
Char Woman 3

Purcell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Purcell 100% 10,824
2 Pursell 86% 3,152
3 Parcell 86% 3,048
4 Purssell 75% 814
5 Pursall 71% 728
6 Purcel 86% 432
7 Purcill 86% 421
8 Percell 86% 166
9 Persall 57% 105

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The surname Purcell is the most popular version of all its varients

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