Family name Purvis (Purvis 
, פרוויס 
, بورفيس) , throughout the world, is a common surname. The last name Purvis is characteristic of Isle of Man, where it is quite a common surname, the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare surname, and New Zealand. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Very seldom, Purvis is the forename as well as the last name.
| marjorie purvis (born 1640) (b. 1640) |
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| george purvis (1680-1740) (b. 1680) |
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| george purvis British Member of Parliament (1680-1741) (b. 1680) |
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| charles wager purvis Royal Navy rear-admiral (b. 1715) |
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| charles purvis (1743-1808) (b. 1743) |
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| john child purvis Royal Navy admiral, GB (b. 1746) |
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| william purvis English entertainer; (1752-1832) (b. 1752) |
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robert purvis abolitionist, US (b. 1810) |
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harriet forten purvis American abolitionist (1810–1875), US (b. 1810) |
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| billy purvis British entertainer and showman (b. 1784) |
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| john purvis British Royal Navy officer (1787-1857), GB (b. 1787) |
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| richard fortescue purvis Peerage person ID=35363 (b. 1789) |
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| nancy purvis Canadian merchant and educator (b. 1790) |
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charles burleigh purvis African American physician, US (b. 1842) |
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hugh purvis United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1843-1922), US (b. 1843) |
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