Purves

English

Etymology

Variant of Purvis.

Proper noun

Purves (countable and uncountable, plural Purveses)

1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Erath County, Texas, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Purves is the 37848^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 587 individuals. Purves is most common among White (96.59%) individuals.

Further reading

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