Purse

A metonymic occupational surname for someone who made bags or purses, from Middle English purse.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɜːs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pɝs/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)s

Purse (plural Purses)

1. A surname from Middle English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Purse is the 54178^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 381 individuals. Purse is most common among White (65.62%) and Black/African American (27.03%) individuals.

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

• Pre-Us, Rupes, puers, pures, re-ups, reups, rupes, sprue, super, super-