Purdon is used as a family name or surname in South Africa. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Purdon
No. of characters: 6
Origin: South Africa
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Purdon

How popular is Purdon?

Purdon is common in South Africa.

Purdon is ranked 86338 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Purdons plummeted by 13.7574 per cent to 583 since 2000 and slipped by 5889 spots and ranked at 38050. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.8 96.45
Hispanic or Latino 2.57 1.33
Purdon is quite popular family name mostly used in South Africa while Cayman Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 5013 people have been found who wears Purdon as their family name. Purdon is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
1,005 Cayman Islands7
6,270 Hong Kong3
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
18,718 Thailand2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
20,595 China2
131,225 Spain2
41,879 Turkey2
6,820 Angola1
174,544 Czech Republic1
37,493 Austria1
7,790 Zambia1
10,683 Cyprus1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
5,916 Mozambique1
29,046 Japan1
172,258 Germany1
277,603 France1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
28,365 Kenya1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,570 Ireland38
34,765 Zimbabwe35
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
66,582 Argentina60
Countries with hundreds of Purdon:
32,001 United States914
4,159 Australia722
6,925 Canada609
13,180 England452
3,802 New Zealand201
3,830 Scotland158
Countries with thousands of Purdon:
3,652 South Africa1,790
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 21 years old smith Edward Purdon who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on November 3, 1848 by Cornelia put out from Liverpool. George Purdon (36) Farmer, Richard Purdon (20) Farmer, 50 years old Elisabeth Purdon, Maid Ann Purdon, Workwoman Ann Purdon, Ann Purdon, aged 18, Thomas Purdon (30) Print Cutter, 30 years old Anne Purdon, Lilly Purdon (25) Immigrant, and 5 other Purdon around 61.54% of whom were workman migrated to US.

Purdon Namesakes

  • Jock Purdon, Poet
  • Jock Purdon, Poet

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