Talk:Purcell (surname)
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The lastname 'Purcell' is not Norman but a corruption of the lastname 'Thirkell' itself from 'Thorkel'
[edit]Purcell should more truthfully be spelt 'Thurcell' or somesuch but the thorn or þorn (Þ, þ) got mistaken for the letter p at sometime.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorn_(letter)