Purviance

Purviance is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
 * David Purviance (1766–1847), American state legislator in Kentucky and Ohio
 * Douglas Purviance (born 1952), American jazz musician
 * Edna Purviance (1895–1958), American actress
 * Samuel Anderson Purviance (1809–1882), U. S. Representative from Pennsylvania
 * Samuel Dinsmore Purviance (1774–1806), U. S. Representative from North Carolina
 * William Alexander Purviance (1788–1857), American state legislator in Pennsylvania
 * Helen Purviance (1889–1984), Salvation Army officer, "Doughnut Girl" of World War I