Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Variant spelling of English Purcell, a habitational name for someone from Purshull in Elmbridge, Worcestershire.
  • Variant of German Purschel, Burschel, or Bürschel, diminutives of Bursch.
  • Altered spelling of Burzel, Burzle, or Bürzel (see Burts).

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