| Bedfordshire | 2 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 52 |
| Channel Islands | 14 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 2 |
| Devon | 5 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 7 |
| Essex | 177 |
| Gloucestershire | 8 |
| Hampshire | 177 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 24 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 6 |
| Lancashire | 26 |
| Leicestershire | 5 |
| Lincolnshire | 9 |
| London | 225 |
| Middlesex | 33 |
| Northumberland | 20 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 |
| Nottinghamshire | 3 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 30 |
| Somerset | 3 |
| Surrey | 35 |
| Sussex | 12 |
| Staffordshire | 3 |
| Warwickshire | 21 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 4 |
| Yorkshire | 32 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 3 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 3 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 94 |
| Farm Labourer | 17 |
| General Labourer | 13 |
| Private Means | 9 |
| Horseman On Farm | 8 |
| No Occupation | 6 |
| Dressmaker | 6 |
| Laundress | 5 |
| Shop Assistant | 5 |
| Domestic Servant | 4 |
| Tailoress | 4 |
| Housemaid (domestic) | 4 |
| Gardener (domestic) | 4 |
| At School | 3 |
| Cook | 3 |
| Cook Domestic | 3 |
| General Servant | 3 |
| Scholar | 3 |
| Boarding House Keeper | 3 |
| Railway Clerk | 3 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 3 |
| School Boy | 3 |
| Platelayer | 3 |
| Old Age Pensioner | 3 |
| Farmer | 3 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Purkis | 305 |
| Mary Purkis | 277 |
| John Purkis | 227 |
| George Purkis | 222 |
| Elizabeth Purkis | 200 |
| Sarah Purkis | 169 |
| Charles Purkis | 160 |
| Henry Purkis | 154 |
| James Purkis | 151 |
| Thomas Purkis | 151 |
| Eliza Purkis | 106 |
| Ann Purkis | 98 |
| Emma Purkis | 92 |
| Ellen Purkis | 78 |
| Alfred Purkis | 70 |
| Frederick Purkis | 69 |
| Alice Purkis | 67 |
| Jane Purkis | 63 |
| Joseph Purkis | 61 |
| Arthur Purkis | 60 |
| Susan Purkis | 56 |
| Emily Purkis | 55 |
| Annie Purkis | 53 |
| Harry Purkis | 53 |
| Samuel Purkis | 51 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parkes | 67% | 36,814 |
| 2 | Perks | 67% | 21,748 |
| 3 | Parks | 67% | 21,089 |
| 4 | Purkis | 100% | 5,080 |
| 5 | Purkiss | 86% | 4,582 |
| 6 | Perkes | 67% | 2,256 |
| 7 | Purkes | 83% | 854 |
| 8 | Perkis | 83% | 650 |
| 9 | Parkis | 83% | 550 |
| 10 | Pearks | 50% | 260 |
| 11 | Porks | 67% | 235 |
| 12 | Perkiss | 71% | 171 |
| 13 | Pearkes | 57% | 125 |
| 14 | Pirks | 67% | 100 |
The surname Purkis is the 4th most popular variant of Parkes.