Purvis
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English
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Alternative forms
[edit]- (surname): Purves
Etymology
[edit]Perhaps from Middle English purveys (“provisions, supplies”), hence a metonymic occupational surname for an official responsible of obtaining supplies.
Proper noun
[edit]Purvis (countable and uncountable, plural Purvises)
- A surname from Middle English.
- A city, the county seat of Lamar County, Mississippi, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Camden County, Missouri, United States.
Derived terms
[edit]Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Purvis is the 2177th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16686 individuals. Purvis is most common among White (78.95%) and Black/African American (16.55%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Purvis”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
[edit]Categories:
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Middle English
- en:Cities in Mississippi, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:County seats of Mississippi, USA
- en:Places in Mississippi, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Unincorporated communities in Missouri, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in Missouri, USA