Purnell
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Variant of Parnell.
Proper noun
Purnell (countable and uncountable, plural Purnells)
- A surname.
- A neighbourhood in west Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Purnell is the 4197th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8441 individuals. Purnell is most common among Black/African American (62.22%) and White (31.94%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Purnell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.