Purves is a surname of
British origin, which is a variant of
Purvis.[1] It is an
occupational surname, meaning the person responsible for obtaining supplies for a household or monastery, derived from the
Middle Englishpurveys (meaning "provisions" or "supplies"), from the
Old Frenchporveoir ("to provide, supply").[2] Notable people with this surname include:
^Dictionary of American Family Names.
"Purves Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 18 January 2016.
^Dictionary of American Family Names.
"Purvis Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 18 January 2016.
Surname list
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