Purnell Family History
Purnell Name Meaning
English (mainly southwest): variant of Parnell.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Purnell
Name Distribution of Purnell Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Purnell families
 93 - 183  32 - 92 |
 1 - 31  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Purnell families
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151 - 300 51 - 150 |
1 - 50 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Purnell families
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6 - 10 3 - 5 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Purnell census records
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Purnell Family Origin
Purnell Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Purnell
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Purnell Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Purnell census records
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Purnell Civil War Service Records
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