Purrington

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place.

Proper noun

Purrington (plural Purringtons)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Purrington is the 36630^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 610 individuals. Purrington is most common among White (87.7%) individuals.

Further reading

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