Pursey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Pursey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pursey family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 88
Agricultural Labourer 14
Laundress 8
Dress Maker 7
Servant 6
Carter 4
Tailor 4
Cord Wainer 4
Carpenter 4
General Servant 4
Labourer 4
Farm Labourer 3
Coach Trimmer 3
Coach Smith 3
Needlewoman 3
Porter 3
Blacksmith 3
Game Keeper 2
Baker 2
Cordwainer 2
Dairy Maid 2
Harness Maker 2
Housemaid 2
Shoe Binder 2
Gardener 2

Pursey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Percy 50% 22,008
2 Pursey 100% 4,265
3 Pearcey 57% 3,880
4 Parsey 83% 1,339
5 Pearsey 71% 721
6 Persey 83% 533
7 Purcey 83% 519
8 Purssey 86% 272
9 Purcy 67% 167
10 Persy 67% 143
11 Poorsey 71% 105

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The surname Pursey is the 2nd most popular variant of Percy.

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