Purrington Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Discover how your Purrington ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.

Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 13
Devon 40
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 4
Hampshire 8
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 10
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 0
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 6
Surrey 0
Sussex 1
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 2
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Purrington Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Purrington family

Profession Census Frequency
School 10
Colliery Cobourer 2
Bricklayer 2
Silk Winder 2
Cardboard Box Maker 2
Corset Boner 2
Coal Miner 1
Collier Hewer 1
Clerk Accountant 1
Manager Public House 1
Musician 1
Plumbing & Cultivator Foreman 1
Ucersca Victualler 1
Boat Builder 1
Brush Maker 1
Butcher Assistant 1
Clerk 1
Coal Miner Hewer 1
Colliery Cabowrer 1
Miner 1
Apprentice Carpenter 1
Domestic Servant Cook 1
Boiler Maker 1
Butcher 1
Engineering Labourer 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Purrington

Name Census Frequency
William Purrington 17
Ann Purrington 14
George Purrington 14
Edward Purrington 11
Mary Purrington 10
Ellen Purrington 9
John Purrington 9
Eliza Purrington 8
James Purrington 7
Emma Purrington 6
Florence Purrington 6
Jane Purrington 6
Elizabeth Purrington 5
Henry Purrington 5
Bessie Purrington 4
Frank Purrington 4
Frederick Purrington 4
Sarah Purrington 4
Annie Purrington 3
Benjamin Purrington 3
Charles Purrington 3
Harriet Purrington 3
Richard Purrington 3
Walter Purrington 3
Albert Purrington 2

Purrington Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Parrington 90% 4,042
2 Perrington 90% 338
3 Purrington 100% 224

Did you know?

The surname Purrington is the 3rd most popular variant of Parrington.

Search for the Purrington family