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Purdue
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English
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Alternative forms
en Purday Purdey Purdie Purdy Purdye Purdu
Etymology
From en enm Purdew, enm Purdeu, from en fr pour for + fr Dieu God, an oath name.
Pronunciation
en
Proper noun
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Natasha Singer Computer Science Grads Struggle to Find Jobs in the A.I. Age 2025-08-10 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/technology/coding-ai-jobs-students.html Ms. Mishra, the Purdue graduate, did not get the burrito-making gig at Chipotle. But her side hustle as a beauty influencer on TikTok, she said, helped her realize that she was more enthusiastic about tech marketing and sales than software engineering. https://web.archive.org/web/20260127224434/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/technology/coding-ai-jobs-students.html 27 January 2026
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Purdue is the 16975th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1674 individuals. Purdue is most common among White (81.42%) and Black/African American (13.8%) individuals.
Anagrams
en depruu pudeur
en Universities