Purkiss Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Purkiss Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Purkiss family

Profession Census Frequency
School 99
Farm Labourer 24
General Labourer 14
Carman 9
General Servant (domestic) 9
Labourer 9
Domestic Servant 8
Laundress 7
Private Means 7
None 7
Clerk 6
Cook Domestic 6
General Servant 6
Farmer 5
Labourer On Farm 5
Housemaid (domestic) 4
At School 4
Old Age Pensioner 4
Gardener Jobbing 4
Cook 3
Housekeeper 3
Ironer 3
Labourer General 3
Police Constable 3
Bricklayers Labourer 3

Purkiss Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Purkis 86% 5,080
2 Purkiss 100% 4,582
3 Perkis 71% 650
4 Purkess 86% 400
5 Perkiss 86% 171
6 Parkiss 86% 151

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The surname Purkiss is the 2nd most popular variant of Purkis.

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