Cognomen Purdie (Purdie 
, 珀迪 
) , globally, is quite a rare family name. The last name Purdie is habitual in New Zealand, where it is quite a rare surname, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Much less frequently, Purdie is the forename as well as the last name.
| alexander purdie American newspaper publisher, US (b. 1743) |
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| william purdie botanist (1817-1857), GB (b. 1817) |
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| alexander callender purdie New Zealand botanist (1824-1899) (b. 1824) |
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ethel ayres purdie British accountant and women's rights activist, GB (b. 1874) |
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| henry augustus purdie American naturalist (1840-1911) (b. 1840) |
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| thomas purdie 27 January 1843 - 14 December 1916, GB (b. 1843) |
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| tom purdie Footballer (1851-1929), GB (b. 1851) |
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| evelyn purdie American; Painter, US (b. 1859) |
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| alexander purdie New Zealand geologist, NZ (b. 1861) |
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| alex purdie New Zealand lepidopterist (c.1861 - 1905), NZ (b. 1861) |
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| eleanor purdie English philologist & teacher, GB (b. 1872) |
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| edna purdie (b. 1894) |
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| robert "bob" purdie New Zealand boxer (1911-1982), NZ (b. 1911) |
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jon purdie English footballer (born 1967), GB (b. 1967) |
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| jock purdie association football player (1918-1988), GB (b. 1918) |
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