Purdy Family History
Purdy Name Meaning
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.
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Name Distribution of Purdy Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Number of Purdy families
 138 - 274  47 - 137 |
 1 - 46  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Purdy census records
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Purdy Family Origin
Purdy Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
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