How common is the last name Purvis?

15,975 people in the United States have the last name Purvis, about 1 in 18,710. It ranks #2,220 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

PURVIS

#2,220

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
15,975
About
1 in 18,710
This common or more
49%
Who bears it

Of the 15,975 people with the last name Purvis, 76.7% reported their origin as White, 15.4% as Black and 4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Purvis

#2,218 Hawthorne · 15,989#2,219 Naylor · 15,979#2,221 Gauthier · 15,970#2,222 Keyes · 15,967

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Purvis, most common first.

#34,864 Purves · 698

Also a first name

As a first name, Purvis ranks #25,276 of 53,615, with 376 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1921, with 27 births. See Purvis as a first name

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