Purington

Purington is a surname.

Notable people with the name include:
 * C. W. Purington, geologist who co-discovered the Purington Shale, a geological formation in Illinois
 * Carl Purington Rollins (1880-1960), American printer
 * Elisha Purington, American clockmaker, builder and first resident of the Elisha Purington House
 * Florence Purington (1862-1950), American academic, first dean of Mount Holyoke College
 * Louise C. Purington, American physician and temperance movement leader
 * William Purington Cole Jr. (1889-1957), American jurist and Congressman