The purkey Surname

purkey Name Meaning and History

Altered spelling of Swiss German Bürki (see Burkey).

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The purkey name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the purkey family name as far back in history as possible.

purkey Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of purkey Families in the US in 1920

Number of purkey families

22-41

8-21

1-7

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Thread	Author	Replies
Purkey of TN.	Helen Bolden	24
Jacob Purkey who married 1)Elizabeth Bates 2)Harriet Snyder	MQuiltr2	0
missing ancestors- Purkey/Perkey	Michael Vest	1
Iowa Purkey/Perkeypile	mpurkey\|M8840	2
Andreas (Andru) Birkenbeil	rgberkebile	2
Reuben Purkey/Purkepile	Charles Robert "Bob" Purkey	1
Milam Purkey	Arlene_Watkins	0
Dona Perkey Fugate	Arlene_Watkins	0
obit: Shirl E. "Bud" Purkey 84, of Sheridian, IN died Nov 4, 2005.	lynn1972_1	0
PERKEY-PURKEYPILE-TN-MD,	southerngal64	1

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