Purdie
surname · Latin script
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/ˈpɝdi/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Purdie is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States. Recorded meaning: Main GB Location (1881): Scotland. Scottish form of Purday . • Current frequencies: GB 14, Ireland 0 • GB frequency 1881: 17 • Main GB location 1881: London; also Lancs Norman, English: see Purday .
- AUAustralia
- GBUnited Kingdom
- USUnited States
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Main GB Location (1881): Scotland. Scottish form of Purday . • Current frequencies: GB 14, Ireland 0 • GB frequency 1881: 17 • Main GB location 1881: London; also Lancs Norman, English: see Purday .
Sources 1
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Alexander Purdieb. 1743USAmerican newspaper publisher
- Ethel Ayres Purdieb. 1874GBBritish accountant and women's rights activist
- Grace Moonb. 1877USnot in their usual nameAmerican children's author
- Bernard Purdieb. 1939USAmerican R&B, soul and funk drummer
- Shirley Purdieb. 1948AUWestern Australian artist (born 1948)
- Bernard Purdieb. 1949GBWelsh footballer
- Jon Purdieb. 1967GBEnglish footballer (born 1967)
- Brad Purdieb. 1972CACanadian ice hockey player
- Rob Purdieb. 1982GBFootballer (born 1982)
- Alec Purdieb. 1988USAmerican soccer player
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 18 sources across 10 countries.
Reference works 4
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
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Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Purdie mean, and where does it come from?
- Main GB Location (1881): Scotland. Scottish form of Purday . • Current frequencies: GB 14, Ireland 0 • GB frequency 1881: 17 • Main GB location 1881: London; also Lancs Norman, English: see Purday . Recorded by The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland.
- How do you pronounce Purdie?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈpɝdi/ (IPA) for English.
- In which country does Purdie have the most bearers?
- Purdie is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Purdie”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.