Purser (surname) explained

Purser is an occupational surname, denoting a maker of purses, or a treasurer or bursar.

Notable persons with that surname include:

• Andrew Purser (born 1958), Australian rules footballer
• Ben Purser (born 1990), Australian basketball player
• Cecil Purser (1862–1953), Australian physician
• Dorothy Ann Purser (21st century), American screenwriter
• Frederick Purser (1839–1910), Irish mathematician
• John Purser (born 1942), Scottish composer
• John Purser (mathematician) (1835–1903), Irish mathematician
• Louis Claude Purser (1854–1932), Irish translator
• Philip Purser (1925–2022), British novelist
• Sarah Purser (1848–1943), Irish artist
• Wayne Purser (born 1980), English footballer