Purse
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See also: purse
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A metonymic occupational surname for someone who made bags or purses, from Middle English purse.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Purse (plural Purses)
- A surname from Middle English.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Purse is the 54178th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 381 individuals. Purse is most common among White (65.62%) and Black/African American (27.03%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Purse”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.