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The purcell Surname

purcell Name Meaning and History

English, Welsh, and Irish (of Norman origin): from Old French pourcel ‘piglet’ (Latin porcellus, a diminutive of porcus ‘pig’), hence a metonymic occupational name for a swineherd, or a nickname, perhaps affectionate in tone. This is a common surname in Ireland, having become established there in the 12th century.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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purcell Family Facts

Distribution of purcell Families in the US in 1920
Number of purcell families
 262-521
 88-261		 1-87
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Compiled by Ancestry.com.au from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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