Definitions for purdy
pur·dy

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. purdyadjective

   Pretty.

2. Etymology: Corruption of pretty, representing the pronunciation of this word in the southern United States.

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Purdy

   Purdy is a small unincorporated community north of the city of Gig Harbor, on the northern boundary of Pierce County, Washington. It is located on the shores of Burley Lagoon and Henderson Bay of the Carr Inlet. The two bodies of water are separated by a sandspit and the Purdy Bridge. In the 1880s, the community was named for a Tacoma, Washington businessman who donated the materials to construct a schoolhouse for the community. Joseph W. Purdy was a grocer by trade. The land upon which the school was built was donated by Horace Knapp. The modern-day Peninsula High School now sits on the hill where this original schoolhouse was built. The area was settled in the 1880s. Isaac Hawk purchased the land from the Washington Territorial Government. Horace Knapp purchased 19 acres of this land from Hawk in 1884 for the price of $23.75. These acres were made into the town of Purdy. In 1885, Josephine Fuller, the first white woman in the area, married Horace Knapp. In 1886, the mill in Purdy secured the first contract to provide lumber for nearby Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton. This put Purdy on the map. The mill's success also brought conveniences to the area like a grocery store, and a post office. There was a long chute along present-day 144th Street that brought the logs down the hill to the water.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PURDY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Purdy is ranked #2396 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Purdy surname appeared 15,126 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 would have the surname Purdy.
   
   88% or 13,311 total occurrences were White.
   4.9% or 752 total occurrences were Black.
   2.7% or 408 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.6% or 404 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.2% or 189 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 62 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Anagrams for purdy »

1. dry up

2. updry

3. prudy

How to pronounce purdy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say purdy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of purdy in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of purdy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of purdy in a Sentence

1. Andy Purdy:

   Decisions like this are never easy to make, futurewei will continue to operate in strict compliance with Andy Purdy local laws and regulations.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Purdy
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=purdy
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html