Purr

surname · Latin script

Meaning: To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

/pʰɝ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Purr is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the United States than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • CZCzechia1 in 1.8M(measured from records)
  • USUnited States1 in 3.1M

carrying the name, as counted by each country's national register. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

United States (measured from records)

106 people, 2010

Sources
12 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

1 in 1.8M (inferred from the name graph)

Czechia

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Name dossier (print, CSV)

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented.

Sources 1

  • kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Where in the world(measured from records)

Purr counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Purr is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
US United States1061 in 3.1M106Purr12
CZ Czechia61 in 1.8M6——
GB United Kingdom——126Purr8
MX Mexico———Purr4
BR Brazil———Purr8

106 people counted by Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010, 2010. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register); Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; MVČR — living population register 2017. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Purr is also recorded as another name, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Arabic surname3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Egypt

    Also written Púrr, Pûřř

26 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Colleague,
InformalHello,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 8 sources across 4 countries.

Official registers attesting Purr
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
GB United KingdomSurnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register)2002126#28,653
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20102010106#153,769
CZ CzechiaMVČR — living population register 2017—6#108,662
US United Stateswru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.)———

Reference works 2

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Purr mean, and where does it come from?
To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
How do you pronounce Purr?
A machine transcription gives /pʰɝ/ (IPA) for English.
In which country does Purr have the most bearers?
In the United States, the national register counted about 106 people named Purr, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled purr.
Where is Purr most common?
Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Purr is densest in Czechia — about 1 in 1.8 million people — even though United States holds more of our records for it.
How common is the name Purr?
In the United States, the national register counted 106 people named Purr in 2010, about 1 in 3.1 million residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Purr”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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