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There are approximately 3,108 people named Purves in the UK. That makes it the 3,195th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 49 are named Purves.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


Related and similar surnames

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Parvis
Parvez
Parvey
Perves
Parves
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Parfes
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Parvese
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Parrve
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The Purves surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

PURVES.* Nisbet says that this place

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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