| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 1 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 8 |
| Derbyshire | 59 |
| Devon | 48 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 44 |
| Essex | 15 |
| Gloucestershire | 15 |
| Hampshire | 39 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 20 |
| Lancashire | 27 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 |
| London | 177 |
| Middlesex | 1 |
| Northumberland | 59 |
| Norfolk | 213 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 15 |
| Oxfordshire | 18 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 7 |
| Somerset | 7 |
| Surrey | 7 |
| Sussex | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 3 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 62 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Ag Labourer | 26 |
| Female Servant | 25 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 21 |
| Labourer | 19 |
| Independent | 17 |
| Male Servant | 11 |
| Coal Miner | 10 |
| Farmer | 6 |
| Gardener | 6 |
| Stocking Maker | 5 |
| Mariner | 5 |
| Shoe Maker | 4 |
| Ag Lab | 4 |
| Painter | 3 |
| Tailor | 3 |
| Piecer | 3 |
| Weaver | 3 |
| Apprentice | 3 |
| Carpenter | 3 |
| Clerk | 3 |
| Lab | 3 |
| Pitman | 2 |
| Joiner | 2 |
| Servant | 2 |
| Book Binder | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Purdy | 828 |
| William Purdy | 777 |
| John Purdy | 701 |
| Thomas Purdy | 488 |
| Elizabeth Purdy | 487 |
| George Purdy | 465 |
| James Purdy | 430 |
| Sarah Purdy | 366 |
| Robert Purdy | 313 |
| Jane Purdy | 222 |
| Charles Purdy | 198 |
| Ann Purdy | 197 |
| Henry Purdy | 195 |
| Margaret Purdy | 167 |
| Hannah Purdy | 165 |
| Joseph Purdy | 157 |
| Alice Purdy | 154 |
| Annie Purdy | 151 |
| Eliza Purdy | 135 |
| Ellen Purdy | 134 |
| Martha Purdy | 129 |
| Frederick Purdy | 125 |
| Arthur Purdy | 113 |
| Emma Purdy | 108 |
| Richard Purdy | 108 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdy | 100% | 11,570 |
| 2 | Preedy | 50% | 3,668 |
| 3 | Pardy | 80% | 2,760 |
| 4 | Purdey | 83% | 1,496 |
| 5 | Purdie | 67% | 1,489 |
| 6 | Priday | 50% | 1,110 |
| 7 | Purday | 83% | 727 |
| 8 | Pardey | 67% | 679 |
| 9 | Pready | 50% | 451 |
| 10 | Prudy | 60% | 415 |
| 11 | Prady | 60% | 406 |
| 12 | Pruday | 50% | 388 |
| 13 | Pridey | 50% | 117 |
| 14 | Predy | 60% | 112 |
The surname Purdy is the most popular version of all its varients