Purves
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Variant of Purvis.
Proper noun[edit]
Purves (countable and uncountable, plural Purveses)
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Erath County, Texas, United States.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Purves is the 37848th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 587 individuals. Purves is most common among White (96.59%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Purves”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.