Surname Purkiss (Purkiss 
) , in all the world, is quite a rare last name. The surname Purkiss is characteristic of Jamaica, where it is quite a rare surname, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. Very seldom, Purkiss is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Purkiss | United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Canada, Jamaica |
| william purkiss scientific illustrator and lithographer (b. 1834) |
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| william purkiss politician, AU (b. 1844) |
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farryl purkiss South African musician, ZA (b. 1980) |
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| eddie purkiss Australian rugby union player, AU (b. 1934) |
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ben purkiss English association football player (born 1984), GB (b. 1984) |
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| anne-katrin purkiss German photographer, DE (b. 1959) |
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| diane purkiss author, historian and literary scholar, GB (b. 1961) |
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| kate purkiss British judge, GB (b. 1962) |
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| melanie purkiss British sprint athlete, GB (b. 1979) |
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| richard purkiss medieval historian |
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| andrew g purkiss researcher |
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| ollie purkiss candidate in United Kingdom General Election |
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| a g purkiss researcher |
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| samuel alexander purkiss researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-5195-0848) |
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| ava purkiss professor |
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