Family name Purtell (Purtell 
) , around the globe, is quite a rare last name. The cognomen Purtell is characteristic of Australia, where it is quite a rare surname, Ireland, where it is a rare surname, and the United States. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in the United States, Australia, and Canada.
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| Purtell | United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, United States |
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billy purtell Major League Baseball player (1886-1962), US (b. 1886) |
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william a. purtell American politician (1897–1978), US (b. 1897) |
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| sister regina purtell Spanish-American War nurse, US (b. 1866) |
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| marty purtell American baseball player and manager, US (b. 1895) |
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| edna mary purtell American suffragist, US (b. 1899) |
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| jack purtell Australian jockey (1921–2017), AU (b. 1921) |
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adrian purtell Australian rugby league footballer, AU (b. 1985) |
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| louise purtell researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-6785-0817) |
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| kimberly purtell Canadian lighting designer for theatre, opera, and dance |
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| kerry purtell researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-5242-1390) |
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| kelly m purtell researcher |
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| thomas m. purtell American politician, US |
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| carol purtell researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-6198-1808) |
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