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 (1844–1916), American physician and temperance movement leader *William Purington Cole Jr. (1889–1957), American jurist and Congressman Provided by Wikipedia