Purten Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Purten Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Purten family

Profession Census Frequency
School Mistress 1
Female Servant 1
China Potter 1
Lace Factory 1
Lace Mender 1
Soldier 1
Independant 1
Frame Work Knitter 1
Joiner & Journeyman 1

Purten Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Parton 67% 14,284
2 Purton 83% 3,928
3 Porton 67% 2,202
4 Pearton 57% 1,826
5 Porten 83% 766
6 Partin 67% 581
7 Perton 67% 358
8 Prouten 57% 354
9 Purten 100% 190
10 Preton 50% 188
11 Prouton 43% 137
12 Periton 57% 129
13 Parten 83% 115

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The surname Purten is the 9th most popular variant of Parton.

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