Purse is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Purse
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Purse

How popular is Purse?

Purse is ranked 213710 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Purses plummeted by 2.056555 per cent to 381 since 2000 and slipped by 3710 spots and ranked at 54178. 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 65.62 70.69
Black 27.03 26.74
Hispanic or Latino 3.94 1.54
Others 2.1 0
Purse 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 Australia. Around 1577 people have been found who wears Purse as their family name. Purse is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
108,034 Italy3
4,384 Northern Ireland3
1,500,361 India2
20,595 China2
12,161 Wales2
49,101 Denmark1
30,360 Thailand1
174,544 Czech Republic1
172,258 Germany1
2,578 Guam1
9,498 Iceland1
62,864 New Zealand1
2,024 Mongolia1
17,768 Pakistan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
40,883 Zimbabwe27
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
35,452 Canada92
56,973 South Africa73
8,843 Scotland53
Countries with hundreds of Purse:
11,706 England527
50,791 United States522
10,613 Australia262
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 16 years old maid Margaret Purse who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on November 9, 1850 by Elizabeth Hamilton put out from Liverpool.

Purse Namesakes

  • Darren Purse, Soccer player
  • Jimmy Pursey, Singer
  • Darren Purse, Soccer player
  • Jimmy Pursey, Singer
  • Harry Pursey, Politician
  • Tyler Pursel, Songwriter
  • Roni Pursell, Actress
  • John Purser, Composer
  • Jimmy Pursey, Singer
  • Tamsin Pursey, Actor

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