How common is the surname Purdy?

15,126 people in the United States had the surname Purdy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,412 Americans. It ranked 2,396th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Purdy?

Jolene Purdy, American actress, followed by Brock Purdy.

Where is the surname Purdy most common?

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

Is the surname Purdy getting more or less common?

More common. 14,987 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,126 in 2010, up 0.9%.

The surname Purdy

A Norman surname, carried by 15,126 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Purdy is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

Norman origin

Variant of Purdue.

One of 128 Norman surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 15,126 people named Purdy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,412 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,987.

#2,396

rank among US surnames

15,126

people in 2010

5.1

per 100,000 Americans

+0.9%

change since 2000 (was #2,226)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,387	Watt	15,211	20,298
#2,388	Roque	15,203	20,308
#2,389	Pyle	15,180	20,339
#2,390	Kitchen	15,170	20,352
#2,391	Guillory	15,161	20,364
#2,392	Chong	15,146	20,385
#2,393	Lemon	15,140	20,393

Who is named Purdy

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

88% of people named Purdy identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Purdys

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jolene Purdy
American actress, born 1983
Brock Purdy
American football player (born 1999)
Amy Purdy
American actress and para-snowboarder, born 1979
Steve Purdy
American-Salvadoran soccer player, born 1985
Cecil Purdy
Australian chess player (1906–1979)

Notable Purdys come mostly from the United States (3), El Salvador (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Purdy

Purdy has the Soundex code P630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P630.

Other Norman surnames

All 128 Norman surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Purdy come from?: Variant of Purdue.
How common is the surname Purdy?: 15,126 people in the United States had the surname Purdy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,412 Americans. It ranked 2,396th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Purdy?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Purdy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Purdy?: Jolene Purdy, American actress, followed by Brock Purdy.
Where is the surname Purdy most common?: Wikidata records people named Purdy in the United States, El Salvador and Australia.
Is the surname Purdy getting more or less common?: More common. 14,987 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,126 in 2010, up 0.9%.