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purdy Name Meaning and History

English: from Anglo-Norman French pur die ‘by God’ (Old French p(o)ur Dieu), a nickname for someone who made frequent use of the oath. The surname was taken to northeastern Ireland during the 17th century, and is now to be found chiefly in northern Ireland and eastern and northern England.

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

Distribution of purdy Families in the US in 1920
Number of purdy families
 311-620
 104-310
 1-103
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Compiled by Ancestry.com.au from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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