The purtill Surname
purtill Name Meaning and History
English: from Old French poutrel ‘colt’ (Late Latin
pultrellus), a metonymic occupational name for someone
responsible for keeping horses, or a nickname for a frisky and
high-spirited person. This surname is also found in Ireland, Mac
Lysaght believing it to be a variant of Purcell.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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