How Many People Have the Last Name Purvis?
people had the surname Purvis in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 17,668 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+305 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Purvis (79%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 16.6%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Purvis ranks #1,621. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 81.6% to 79%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Purvis grew from 16,381 people in 2000 to 16,686 in 2010 (up 1.9%), and its rank fell from #2,028 to #2,177. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 6.07 to 5.66 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 16,381 | 16,686 |
| Rank | #2,028 | #2,177 |
| Per 100,000 people | 6.07 | 5.66 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Purvis
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Purvis: P612
👤 Purvis as a First Name
Purvis is a first name too: about 390 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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