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
Scholar 24
Coal Miner 11
Agricultural Labourer 4
Woollen Weaver 2
Carpenter 2
Baker 2
Labourer 2
Miller 1
Miner 1
Needle Worker In Cotton 1
Farmer Of 54 Acres Employing 2 Labourer 1
Farmer's Son 1
General Labourer 1
Post Mistress 1
Farm Bailiff 1
Plumber&glazier 1
Apprentice To Twring & Ftting 1
Dress Maker 1
Engine Driver Coal Mine 1
Factory Hand 1
Worker At Foundry 1
Labourer Agricultural 1
General Laborer 1
Labourer Wife 1
Road Laborer 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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