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Purt Family History

Purt Surname Meaning

The Norfolk name is often if not always a modern respelling of Peart. From an unrecorded Middle English *purt perhaps meaning ‘gloomy sulky’; compare 19th-century Devon dialectal purt ‘sullen glum’ in English Dialect Dictionary.

An Essex name in medieval times it is uncertain whether it survived into the post-medieval period unless it was absorbed into Peart Pert (sense) which is recorded in the 16th century in Essex.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Purt families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Purt family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Purt families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 13 Purt families living in Leicestershire. This was about 22% of all the recorded Purt's in United Kingdom. Leicestershire and 1 other county had the highest population of Purt families in 1891.
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What did your Purt ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Purt. 91% of Purt women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    91%
  • Domestic Servant
    10%

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Passenger Lists

There are 257 immigration records available for the last name Purt. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 883 military records available for the last name Purt. For the veterans among your Purt ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Purt lifespan?

Between 1969 and 2003, in the United States, Purt life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1973, and highest in 1977. The average life expectancy for Purt in 1969 was 76, and 89 in 2003.

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