Purvis

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Purves

Etymology

Perhaps from Middle English purveys (“provisions, supplies”), hence a metonymic occupational surname for an official responsible of obtaining supplies.

Proper noun

Purvis (countable and uncountable, plural Purvises)

1. A surname from Middle English.
2. A city, the county seat of Lamar County, Mississippi, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Camden County, Missouri, United States.

Derived terms

• nervous Purvis

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Purvis is the 2177^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16686 individuals. Purvis is most common among White (78.95%) and Black/African American (16.55%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Purvis”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• PRUSVI