Last Name PUREFOY

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Meaning Nickname: From Old French 'pure-foy,' pure faith, i.e. staunch and true. The family were seated at Misterton, county Leicashire, in 1277. The motto borne by one branch is 'Pure foy est ma joie.'
Origin English, Irish

Rank 76,946 (2000 US census)
Count 232 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 17.24%, or 40 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 80.6%, or 187 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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