The surname Puryear
A surname, carried by 4,339 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex P660
Origin
A surname.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 4,339 people named Puryear in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 71,156 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,192.
#7,655
rank among US surnames
4,339
people in 2010
1.5
per 100,000 Americans
+3.5%
change since 2000 (was #7,321)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #7,647 | Carlsen | 4,343 | 71,090 |
| #7,650 | McGuinness | 4,342 | 71,107 |
| #7,652 | Lent | 4,341 | 71,123 |
| #7,655 | Gober | 4,339 | 71,156 |
| #7,658 | Kowal | 4,337 | 71,189 |
| #7,660 | Hartford | 4,336 | 71,205 |
| #7,662 | Desjardins | 4,335 | 71,222 |
Who is named Puryear
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
62% of people named Puryear identified as white (not Hispanic), 33% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.
- White (not Hispanic) 62%
- Black (not Hispanic) 33%
- Two or more races 2.6%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Questions
- How common is the surname Puryear?
- 4,339 people in the United States had the surname Puryear in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,156 Americans. It ranked 7,655th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Puryear?
- In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Puryear identified as white (not Hispanic), and 33% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Puryear getting more or less common?
- More common. 4,192 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,339 in 2010, up 3.5%.