How common is the surname Purington?

1,061 people in the United States had the surname Purington in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 290,995 Americans. It ranked 23,817th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Purington getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,062 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,061 in 2010, down 0.1%.

The surname Purington

A surname, carried by 1,061 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex P652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Purington is more common than 85.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,061 people named Purington in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 290,995 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,062.

#23,817

rank among US surnames

1,061

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.1%

change since 2000 (was #22,591)

Who is named Purington

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

89% of people named Purington identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Purington?: 1,061 people in the United States had the surname Purington in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 290,995 Americans. It ranked 23,817th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Purington?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Purington identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Purington getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,062 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,061 in 2010, down 0.1%.