# Purdy (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/purdy/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Norman.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norman |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 15,126 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,396 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 20,412 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.9% (14,987 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Purdue.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Purdy in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Purdy in the United States, El Salvador and Australia.

## People named Purdy

- Jolene Purdy, American actress
- Brock Purdy, American football player (born 1999)
- Amy Purdy, American actress and para-snowboarder
- Steve Purdy, American-Salvadoran soccer player
- Cecil Purdy, Australian chess player (1906–1979)

## Similar surnames

Priddy, Purdie, Purdue, Pratt, Pruitt, Prado, Prieto, Perdue, Parrott, Pruett, Pardo, Parada.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.