Purdy is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Purdy
No. of characters: 5
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Purdy

How popular is Purdy?

Purdy is common in United States.

Purdy is ranked 17330 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Purdy bearers increased by 0.9274704 per cent in 2010 US census to 15126 since 2000, the surname slipped by 170 spots and ranked at 2396. The last name was found in around 51 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 88 89.6
Black 4.97 4.7
Others 2.7 2.07
Hispanic or Latino 2.67 1.81
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.25 1.28
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.41 0.54
Purdy is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Northern Ireland is ahead in terms of density. Around 30207 people have been found who wears Purdy as their family name. Purdy is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
1,346 Bermuda6
9,759 Japan5
720,003 Russia4
119,730 Brazil3
1,219,338 India3
10,686 Costa Rica3
127,708 Czech Republic3
3,014 Taiwan2
723,167 Indonesia2
23,344 Austria2
124,220 Italy2
35,969 Denmark2
54,641 Sweden2
34,581 Chile1
1,879 Belize1
165,773 Belarus1
123,175 Tanzania1
91,024 Belgium1
25,721 Egypt1
3,993 El Salvador1
10,190 Bahrain1
90,903 Moldova1
25,746 Finland1
7,895 South Korea1
24,176 Qatar1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
492,292 Ukraine1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
573 Vanuatu1
2,024 Mongolia1
6,688 Malawi1
12,745 Luxembourg1
47,891 Norway1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,398 France49
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
845 The Bahamas28
606 Guernsey18
15,050 Singapore18
7,162 Thailand15
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,105 Wales90
17,456 Switzerland63
3,881 Hong Kong59
39,793 Spain54
Countries with hundreds of Purdy:
10,560 South Africa603
558 Northern Ireland584
2,269 New Zealand334
39,199 Philippines258
1,985 Ireland240
3,102 Scotland210
19,046 Mexico183
59,024 Germany168
Countries with thousands of Purdy:
1,260 Canada4,048
2,337 England3,409
2,924 Australia1,060
Countries with ten thousands of Purdy:
2,165 United States18,613
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 24 years old workman Patrick Purdy who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on April 10, 1846 by Devonshire put out from Liverpool. 4 years old Jane Purdy, Hugh Purdy (28) Workman, Margt. Purdy, aged 26, 2 years old Sarah-Jane Purdy, John Purdy (1 year old), Maid Bessy Purdy, Bessy Purdy, aged 19, Mary Purdy (24) Immigrant, and 15 other Purdy around 60% of whom were workman while others worked as servant migrated to US.

Purdy Namesakes

  • Gordon Purdy, Member of Parliament
  • Amy Purdy, Actress
  • Amy Purdy, Actress
  • Cecil Purdy, Chess master
  • Constance Purdy, Film actress
  • Corydon Tyler Purdy, Author
  • Cecil Purdy, Chess master
  • Jolene Purdy, Movie actress
  • Doria Purdy, Actress
  • Ginny Purdy, Tennis Player
  • In 2017 comedy, drama flick, Quality Problems, Maxwell Purdy played Max.
  • In 0, Jenna Purdy characterized the role of N in drama film Above the High Road.
  • Ashley Purdy characterized the small character of N in 2015 music movie Black Veil Brides: Live in Los Angeles.

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