Purdy Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Purdy Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Purdy family

Profession Census Frequency
School 245
Coal Miner Hewer 41
General Labourer 19
Private Means 16
Labourer 14
At School 11
Domestic Servant 10
At Home 10
Clerk 9
Nil 8
General Servant (domestic) 8
Bricklayer 8
House Keeper 7
Scholar 7
School Girl 7
Dressmaker 6
Servant 6
Shop Assistant 6
Cotton Weaver 6
Laundress 5
Milliner 5
Police Constable 5
Housekeeper 5
Coal Miner 5
Coal Miner (hewer) 5

Purdy Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Purdy 100% 11,570
2 Preedy 50% 3,668
3 Pardy 80% 2,760
4 Purdey 83% 1,496
5 Purdie 67% 1,489
6 Priday 50% 1,110
7 Purday 83% 727
8 Pardey 67% 679
9 Pready 50% 451
10 Prudy 60% 415
11 Prady 60% 406
12 Pruday 50% 388
13 Pridey 50% 117
14 Predy 60% 112

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

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