as a Last Name
- 15,667
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Purvis
Meaning & Origins
Scottish and northern English (Northumberland and Durham): probably from Middle English purveys ‘provisions’, ‘supplies’ (from Middle English purvey(en), Old French porveoir ‘to provide, supply’), hence a metonymic occupational name for an official responsible for obtaining supplies for a monastery or manor house.
| 2,008th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 15,667
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Mississippi
- has the most people named Purvis per capita
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