Purdue is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Purdue
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Purdue

How popular is Purdue?

Purdue is common in United States.

Purdue is ranked 122073 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Purdue bearers increased by 1.886792 per cent in 2010 US census to 1674 since 2000, the surname slipped by 799 spots and ranked at 16975. The last name was found in around 6 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 81.42 81.98
Black 13.8 14.67
Others 2.21 1.4
Hispanic or Latino 1.79 1.7
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.42 0
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.36 0
Purdue is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in New Zealand. Around 3273 people have been found who wears Purdue as their family name. Purdue is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,568 Thailand8
9,097 Wales3
14,054 China3
184,212 France3
40,064 Nigeria2
151,601 Spain1
81,201 Switzerland1
49,101 Denmark1
91,024 Belgium1
7,941 Guatemala1
29,046 Japan1
12,745 Luxembourg1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
47,891 Norway1
7,895 South Korea1
66,560 Philippines1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,457 New Zealand97
4,527 Ireland76
7,449 Scotland66
Countries with hundreds of Purdue:
11,085 England565
10,208 Australia273
24,691 Canada140
71,225 Germany134
43,624 South Africa110
Countries with thousands of Purdue:
18,527 United States1,759
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 20 years old spinster Margt. Purdue who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on October 9, 1850 by Carack put out from Liverpool. Jane Purdue, aged 26, are others that migrated to US.

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