Pursey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Pursey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pursey family

Profession Census Frequency
School 116
General Labourer 12
Carpenter 7
Labourer 7
Labourer (general) 5
Railway Servant 5
Bricklayer 4
Dressmaker 4
Labourer General 4
Scholar 4
Farmer 4
Clerk 3
Gardener Domestic 3
General Servant 3
General Servant (domestic) 3
No Occupation 3
Police Constable 3
Gardener (domestic) 3
Housemaid (domestic) 3
Cook 3
House Painter 3
Visitor 3
At Home 3
Shoe Maker 3
Stone Cutter 3

Pursey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Percy 50% 22,008
2 Pursey 100% 4,265
3 Pearcey 57% 3,880
4 Parsey 83% 1,339
5 Pearsey 71% 721
6 Persey 83% 533
7 Purcey 83% 519
8 Purssey 86% 272
9 Purcy 67% 167
10 Persy 67% 143
11 Poorsey 71% 105

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The surname Pursey is the 2nd most popular variant of Percy.

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