Purday Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Purday Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Purday family

Profession Census Frequency
School 9
Tailoress 2
Dressmaker 2
Apprentice Wheelwright 2
Assistant In Business 2
Schiool 2
Grocer 2
Christmas Card Artist 1
General Servant (domestic) 1
Labourer, Green Grocer (out Of Work) 1
Coal Merchant 1
Factory Hand (stocking Feet Maker) 1
Housework 1
Kitchen Maid (domestic) 1
Scullery Maid (domestic) 1
Tinsmith 1
Wheelwright 1
Assistant Mistress 1
Gas Mantle Maker 1
Gasfitter 1
Iron Moulder 1
Plumber 1
Plumbers Mate 1
Servant (domestic) 1
Shirt Ironer 1

Purday Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Purday is the 6th most popular variant of Purdy.

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