Purkes Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Purkes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Purkes family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 36
Agricultural Labourer 6
General Labourer 5
Laundress 4
Living On Own Means 4
Dress Maker 3
Worsted Spinner 3
Printer 2
Labourer Farm 2
Domestic Servant 2
Shoe Maker 2
Waiter 2
Coal Miner 2
Tape Winder 2
2nd Leutinant Haddington Artillery 1
Book Binder 1
Box Maker 1
Boy 1
Compositer 1
General Servant Domestic 1
House Decorator 1
Mill Sawyer 1
Private Income 1
Retired General Labourer 1
Wholesale Staioner 1

Purkes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Parkes 83% 36,814
2 Perks 67% 21,748
3 Parks 67% 21,089
4 Purkis 83% 5,080
5 Perkes 83% 2,256
6 Purkes 100% 854
7 Perkis 67% 650
8 Parkis 67% 550
9 Purkess 86% 400
10 Pearks 50% 260
11 Porks 67% 235
12 Pearkes 71% 125
13 Pirks 67% 100

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The surname Purkes is the 6th most popular variant of Parkes.

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