Purver Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Purver Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Purver family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 35
Agricultural Labourer 5
Laundress 4
Woodman 4
Painter 3
No Occupation Independent 3
Bonnet Shape Maker 2
General Labourer 2
Cotton Piecer Manuf 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Under Carter 2
Woodmans Wife 2
Pauper Scholar 2
School Teacher 1
Agricultural Labourer Carter 1
Boot Maker 1
Carter 1
General Servant 1
Infant 1
Laundress Domestic Servant 1
Seamptress 1
Servant (domestic) 1
Servant Domestic 1
Sweet Shop Confectioner 1
Police Constable 1

Purver Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Purver 100% 1,331
2 Purvier 86% 172
3 Parver 83% 124
4 Prover 67% 124

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

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