Purchase Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Purchase Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Purchase family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 239
Agricultural Labourer 17
Labourer 13
Dress Maker 12
Domestic Servant 11
General Servant 8
Coal Miner 8
Carpenter 7
General Labourer 6
General Servant Domestic 6
Glover 6
Annuitant 5
Draper Assistant 5
Gardener 5
Shoe Maker 5
Alderman J P Grocer Miller 5
Farm Labourer 5
Baker Son 4
Tailor 4
Laundress 4
Iron Carter 4
Butler 3
Milliner 3
Police Constable 3
Iron Worker 3

Purchase Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Purchase 100% 7,507
2 Purchas 88% 1,178
3 Purches 75% 745

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

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