| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 10 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 5 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 5 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 10 |
| Lancashire | 0 |
| Leicestershire | 5 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 4 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 10 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 7 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| General Labourer | 3 |
| General Needle Woman Shirt | 1 |
| On Own Means | 1 |
| Retired Blacksmith | 1 |
| Boot Repairer | 1 |
| Fruit Dealer | 1 |
| Pensioner Shrewsbury Hospital | 1 |
| Sempstress Shirt | 1 |
| Butlermaid (domestic) | 1 |
| Coal Miner Chewer | 1 |
| General Domestic | 1 |
| Grocer Assistant | 1 |
| Learning Boot Making | 1 |
| Governess Domestic | 1 |
| Metal Smith | 1 |
| Coal Merchants Carter | 1 |
| Scullery Maid Domestic | 1 |
| Labourer Baker | 1 |
| Laundress Wash | 1 |
| Plumber | 1 |
| Cook Domestic | 1 |
| Paper Finisher | 1 |
| Wash Laundress | 1 |
| Nurse Domestic | 1 |
| Parlourmaid Domestic | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Purday | 62 |
| William Purday | 58 |
| John Purday | 48 |
| Sarah Purday | 37 |
| Elizabeth Purday | 33 |
| Thomas Purday | 29 |
| George Purday | 24 |
| James Purday | 23 |
| Charles Purday | 15 |
| Ann Purday | 14 |
| Henry Purday | 14 |
| Jane Purday | 14 |
| Hannah Purday | 12 |
| Samuel Purday | 11 |
| Alfred Purday | 10 |
| Edward Purday | 10 |
| Richard Purday | 9 |
| Caroline Purday | 8 |
| Eliza Purday | 8 |
| Louisa Purday | 8 |
| Robert Purday | 8 |
| Edith Purday | 7 |
| Frederick Purday | 7 |
| Harry Purday | 7 |
| Martha Purday | 6 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdy | 83% | 11,570 |
| 2 | Preedy | 33% | 3,668 |
| 3 | Pardy | 67% | 2,760 |
| 4 | Purdey | 83% | 1,496 |
| 5 | Priday | 67% | 1,110 |
| 6 | Purday | 100% | 727 |
| 7 | Pardey | 67% | 679 |
| 8 | Pready | 50% | 451 |
| 9 | Prudy | 50% | 415 |
| 10 | Prady | 50% | 406 |
| 11 | Pruday | 67% | 388 |
| 12 | Pridey | 50% | 117 |
| 13 | Predy | 50% | 112 |
The surname Purday is the 6th most popular variant of Purdy.