How common is the surname Purser?

3,545 people in the United States had the surname Purser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 87,093 Americans. It ranked 9,199th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Purser?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Purser identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Purser?

Shannon Purser, American actress.

Where is the surname Purser most common?

Wikidata records people named Purser in the United States.

Is the surname Purser getting more or less common?

More common. 3,390 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,545 in 2010, up 4.6%.

The surname Purser

An occupational surname, carried by 3,545 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P626

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Purser is more common than 94.3% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as an occupation for a maker of purses.

Purser is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,545 people named Purser in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 87,093 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,390.

#9,199

rank among US surnames

3,545

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+4.6%

change since 2000 (was #8,879)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,190	Fetzer	3,550	86,971
#9,192	Jimerson	3,548	87,020
#9,195	Samano	3,547	87,044
#9,199	Schumaker	3,545	87,093
#9,203	Wagers	3,544	87,118
#9,208	Demaio	3,542	87,167

Who is named Purser

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

92% of people named Purser identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.5% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.5%
Two or more races 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pursers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Shannon Purser
American actress, born 1997

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Purser

Prosser

Purser has the Soundex code P626, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P626.

Questions

How common is the surname Purser?: 3,545 people in the United States had the surname Purser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 87,093 Americans. It ranked 9,199th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Purser?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Purser identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Purser?: Shannon Purser, American actress.
Where is the surname Purser most common?: Wikidata records people named Purser in the United States.
What type of surname is Purser?: Purser is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Purser getting more or less common?: More common. 3,390 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,545 in 2010, up 4.6%.