Purkiss is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Purkiss
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Purkiss

How popular is Purkiss?

Purkiss is common in England.

Purkiss is ranked 130489 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Purkiss bearers increased by 4.427083 per cent in 2010 US census to 401 since 2000, the surname slipped by 806 spots and ranked at 51830. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 78.05 81.77
Black 14.71 11.2
Hispanic or Latino 4.74 2.6
Others 1.5 3.65
Purkiss is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Jamaica. Around 3012 people have been found who wears Purkiss as their family name. Purkiss is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
82,942 Zimbabwe8
118,441 Germany2
124,220 Italy2
219,873 France2
1,254 Gibraltar1
53,505 Turkey1
81,201 Switzerland1
56,169 Mexico1
8,859 Iraq1
2,578 Guam1
3,307 Malta1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,279 Wales45
11,040 Scotland39
14,946 New Zealand38
11,387 Ireland22
78,041 Spain19
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
33,770 Canada98
Countries with hundreds of Purkiss:
50,349 United States527
6,896 Australia418
21,535 South Africa274
2,171 Jamaica107
Countries with thousands of Purkiss:
5,204 England1,404
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

George Purkiss worked as skinner and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 24 years old embarked for USA from London on Arrick and arrived on March 20, 1849.

Purkiss Namesakes

  • Alonnah Purkiss, Actress
  • Farryl Purkiss, Singer-songwriter
  • Skyler Purkiss, Actress

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