Purser Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Purser Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Purser family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 18
Farmer 16
General Labourer 9
General Servant Domestic 9
Scholar 9
Brick Layer 8
Cook Domestic 6
Domestic Servant 6
Dress Maker 6
Agricultural Labourer 6
Milliner 5
School 5
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 5
Cabinet Maker 4
School Girl 4
School Teacher 4
Servant Domestic 4
Laundress Wash 4
Clerk Commercial 4
Butcher 3
Carman 3
Plasterer 3
Plumber 3
Brass Founder 3
Coal Miner Cattle Hewer 3

Purser Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Purser 100% 7,651
2 Proser 67% 353
3 Purcer 83% 169
4 Parser 83% 102

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

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